By Joseph Serna

November 10, 2016

 

Donald Trump’s election as president has sparked scattered reports of rancor on California campuses and beyond.

A Muslim college student in San Diego was robbed, and Latino high school students in Northern California were given mock “deportation letters” by a classmate in incidents that authorities believe were tied to the election.

Meanwhile, in the Bay Area, a principal was put on leave after he allegedly made profane anti-Trump comments. The incident occurred at Milpitas High School during a campus walkout, and the principal told the San Jose Mercury News he did nothing wrong.

In the town of Woodside on the San Francisco Peninsula, a video surfaced showing a student being attacked after voicing support for Trump.

Officers responded to Joe’s Bar on Magnolia Boulevard and later arrested the two men. Martin Pena, 41, was booked on suspicion of brandishing a firearm, while Mark Van Dergeugten, 47, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a Burbank police spokesman.

Two men confronted a female student in a parking lot stairwell at San Diego State on Wednesday, “made comments about President-elect Trump and the Muslim community,” and then stole her keys and her car, university police said in a statement.

The university president said the woman was wearing a hijab. She was robbed of her purse and backpack, police said.

In Redding, meanwhile, a student at Shasta High School handed out “deportation letters” to Latino classmates, and a video of the incident was posted on Twitter, said Shasta Union High School District Supt. Jim Cloney, who said he believed the episode was related to Trump’s election.

 

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