UVM students call for amnesty as school cracks down on policy violations ahead of commencement [Video]

As students at the University of Vermont gear up for commencement, the school is taking another look the encampment protests on its campus.It comes after the school announced that its original commencement speaker, United Nations Rep. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will no longer be speaking at the ceremony. Students involved in the protest said UVM has started sending emails to tell individuals that they are breaking university policies, but the group is pushing back against any punishment.On Monday, students and community members gathered in support of the encampment, asking the university to grant amnesty to students who are protesting.”We don’t have a good read on what could happen,” said James, a student organizer with the Palestine Solidarity Encampment. “It could range anywhere from a written warning to suspension or expulsion, we’re not sure, but we are going to fight it regardless.”In a statement given to NBC5, a spokesperson with UVM said that …