Overview

• The petition calls for Rutgers to disband its Turning Point USA chapter, alleging hate speech, incitement of violence, and a toxic environment.
• The campaign had 1,679 signatures as of Wednesday, according to the petition pages cited by reporters.
• The petition was started by Alexander Di Filippo, identified as a former Rochester Institute of Technology student with no apparent direct ties to Rutgers.
• Rutgers TPUSA officers labeled the effort "blatantly defamatory" and denied making threats or inciting violence.
• The petition follows the chapter’s push to remove professor Mark Bray; Bray said he moved his family to Europe citing safety concerns.