Hundreds protest at UNC-Chapel Hill Confederate monument
Posted 4:56 p.m. today
Updated 7 minutes ago
... Gov. Roy Cooper released a statement Monday, saying that UNC system officials that they have the authority to take immediate action if they believe the statue is posing a risk to public safety.
"If the University and its leadership believe such a dangerous condition is on campus, then the law gives it the authority to address those concerns," Cooper wrote.
A spokesperson for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released a response on Tuesday, saying the university does not legally have authority to remove the statue from campus unless a building inspector concludes physical disrepair of the statue poses a threat to public safety.
"We continue to believe that removing the Confederate Monument is in the best interest of the safety of our campus, but the university can act only in accordance with the laws of the state of North Carolina," the statement read ...
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