Emory University students don’t want to chalk about Donald Trump.
Dozens of undergrads at the Atlanta school protested on campus Monday, and school officials swore a swift policy review, because someone wrote pro-Trump messages on campus in chalk.
About 40 students at the private school gathered to chant the words “frustration” and “fear” because somebody chalked about the inescapable GOP presidential front-runner whose name is brandished on skyscrapers worldwide — and who won Georgia’s own primary.
“I’m supposed to feel comfortable and safe,” an unidentified student told the Emory Wheel.
“But this man is being supported by students on our campus and our administration shows that they, by their silence, support it as well…I don’t deserve to feel afraid at my school.”
University spokeswoman Elaine Justice confirmed the chalking to the Daily News, but said the school had no photos of them. She did not return requests for further comment.
Sophomore Amelia Sims, who is chair of Emory College Republicans, posted several photos said to show the chalking. She told The News she got the photos from “random friends on Snapchat.”
Some students said they saw several chalkings of “Trump 2016.” At least one said he also saw one message declaring: “Accept the Inevitable: Trump 2016.”
The students stood outside the administration building, with sophomore Jonathan Peraza shouting, “You are not listening! Come speak to us, we are in pain!” and “It is our duty to fight for our freedom,” according to the student newspaper. Several held signs saying, “#StopTrump2016.”
School officials eventually let the students in for a meeting with President James W. Wagner. At least one student reportedly broke down in tears.
Wagner initially refused one student’s demand that he send a school-wide email about the political hopscotch, according to the Wheel.
But that night, he indeed sent an email swearing “immediate refinements to certain policy and procedural deficiencies, regular and structured opportunities for difficult dialogues, a formal process to institutionalize identification, review and addressing of social justice opportunities and issues and a commitment to an annual retreat to renew our efforts.”
He also said the Trump chalk violated “values regarding diversity and respect that clash with Emory’s own.”
But the university later said in a statement the chalkings simply “did not follow guidelines” about defacing certain parts of the campus.
“That’s the issue regarding violation of policy, not the content,” the statement said.
The school has not identified who drew the Trump love, but said that if it was the work of students, they may be punished.
College Republicans chair Sims said she could “sympathize” with the protesters — but hardly agreed with their tactics.
“When you classify support for a major presidential candidate on campus as hate speech, you endanger democracy,” she said.
“Universities don’t exist to create echo boxes for students.”
She said all of the chalkings had been washed away by Thursday.