The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Thursday fired a communications professor who was captured on video scrapping with a police officer and a student journalist during campus protests last year.The board voted 4-2 in favor of firing Assistant Professor of Communication Melissa Click, who had been suspended with pay from the school since Jan. 27.
Click has the right to appeal the termination.
"The board respects Dr. Click's right to express her views and does not base this decision on her support for students engaged in protest or their views," said Chairwoman Pam Henrickson, who voted against Click's termination, in a statement viewed by The Columbia Tribune. "However, Dr. Click was not entitled to interfere with the rights of others, to confront members of law enforcement or to encourage potential physical intimidation against a student."