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He got chased by a mob of students with baseball bats for refusing to absent himself during the “Day of Absence” when woe people weren’t allowed on campus. For the maximally charitable to Evergreen College version of events see Wikipedia.

> In May 2017, student protests disrupted the campus and called for a number of changes to the college. The protests involved allegations of racism, intolerance and threats; brought national attention to Evergreen; and sparked further debate about free speech on college campuses.[18] During the protests, protesters entered one of Weinstein's classes (which he had held in a public park) and confronted him, loudly accusing him of racism, demanding that he resign, and forcing the class to break up.[19][20] Weinstein was advised by the Chief of Campus Police to temporarily stay away from campus for his safety.[21]

> Weinstein and his wife, Heather Heying, brought a lawsuit against the school, alleging that the college's president had not asked campus police to quell student protesters.[22][23] Weinstein also said that campus police had told him that they could not protect him, and that they had encouraged him to stay off campus. Instead, Weinstein held his biology class that day in a public park.[24][25] A settlement was reached in September 2017 in which Weinstein and Heying resigned and received $250,000 each, after having sought $3.8 million in damages.[18]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Weinstein



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