Students at California State University in Fullerton staged a sit-in protest on campus Tuesday. The protest was in response to the university president's refusal to sign a widely circulated students' statement defending education.
The "Declaration to Defend Public Education" statement was created by students and faculty to protest the deep budget cuts in the California University system.
The school president Milton Gordon did not sign the statement, stating concerns about some of the statement's language regarding faculty teachers and contracts.
The sit-in began Monday night around 9 p.m. after a meeting between students and the university president ended in a stalemate. Dozens of students stayed the night, sleeping on the floor of the school's main administration building.
The students say they refuse to leave until the school president reconsiders his decision and agrees to work with students on a joint resolution fighting education cuts.
The California State Fullerton students were joined by students from other schools including California State Dominguez Hills and more students from several other schools were expected to join them throughout Tuesday.
