TMU Reassigns Guards After Videoed Detainment as Students Plan Walkout and Police Investigate
The university says the officers worked for an external contractor, remaining off campus during a fact‑finding review.
Overview
- A Sept. 19 video shows a female student being lifted, slammed to the floor, pinned and handcuffed during a Democracy Forum event at Toronto Metropolitan University.
- TMU called the footage unsettling and confirmed the involved security officers were contracted by a third‑party firm and have been reassigned pending the outcome of an internal review.
- Toronto police were contacted after the arrest, and the service says it is investigating the incident.
- Students for Justice in Palestine and the TMU students’ union condemned the apparent use of force and have organized a campus walkout for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Kerr Quad.
- TMU said the arrested individual was among several people asked to leave the event for disruptive behaviour, which featured MP Evan Solomon in attendance.