The Mizzou professor who confronted student journalists during racial protests was just charged with assault
A University of Missouri professor who called for "some muscle" to help remove a student journalist trying to cover the school's November protests over widespread racism on campus was charged with simple assault Monday. The footage capturing her actions went viral.
Communications professor Melissa Click, who still teaches at Mizzou, faces up to 15 days in jail and a $300 fine, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
In November, the university's system president and chancellor resigned amid criticism that he was inadequately addressing a series of race-related incidents rooted in a history of systemic racism on campus.
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