George Washington University Tells Students to Brace for Potential Post-Election Unrest

George Washington University Tells Students to Brace for Potential Post-Election Unrest
Protesters confront a row of police officers at Lafayette Square, in front of the White House, in Washington on June 22, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
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George Washington University is urging students to stockpile food and medicine in an effort to prepare for “possible election-related disruptions” on or near the university’s campus in Washington.

In an Oct. 30 email, GWU’s student affairs and residential living officials suggested that students living on or near campus prepare for Election Day, a designated university holiday, “as you normally would for a hurricane or a snowstorm” that would prevent them from going outside for days.