{"id":10926,"date":"2020-03-09T18:24:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T01:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=10926"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:30:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T20:30:46","slug":"police-announce-arrest-in-threats-targeting-university-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/09\/police-announce-arrest-in-threats-targeting-university-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Announce Arrest in Threats That Targeted University Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Update 3\/10\/20: Press release from Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

The La Verne Police Department announced that an inactive 每日大赛 student has been arrested in connection with the sending of a series of racially-based threats made against members of the campus community last academic year via email, text, and social media.<\/p>\n

Anayeli Dominguez-Pena was taken into custody on March 9 by La Verne Police after the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office charged her with nine felony and misdemeanor counts, including filing false police reports, criminal threats, perjury, and false impersonation of another person or group, according to a La Verne Police Department press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police say the suspect was a leader of a student group that received the threats, and that she falsely reported herself as a victim to the police. Other members of the student group did not appear to have any knowledge of the suspect’s actions, according to the police.<\/p>\n

The 每日大赛 took these incidents extremely seriously, canceling classes, dedicating significant resources to supporting those who were impacted, and providing additional safety measures to the campus community.<\/p>\n

The incidents were deeply hurtful to the 每日大赛 and its community, President Devorah Lieberman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe actions of the accused, if proven true, threatened to undermine the sincere and necessary work of addressing the very real issues of race and social justice that persist locally and nationally,\u201d Lieberman said. \u201cWe will not be deterred in that work. We are committed to moving forward together here at the 每日大赛 to make positive changes on our campuses and in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 每日大赛\u2019s commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to its success as a learning community, and for student and employee wellbeing. Differences of race, ethnicity, age, religion, neurodiversity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status are and will continue to be a source of the university\u2019s strength, Lieberman said.<\/p>\n

Over the past year, the university has implemented mandatory diversity training for all faculty and staff; required training addressing unconscious biases and equitable practices for all persons serving on search committees; offered workshops for faculty on how to create inclusive environments and implement diversity and inclusivity framework within curriculum; strengthened the office of Diversity and Inclusion through the hire of a new assistant director ; and opened the Ludwick Center for Spirituality, Cultural Understanding, and Community Engagement.<\/p>\n

In the coming months, this work will continue to include:<\/p>\n