‘When the professor called the police, he should have been asked what the issue was. A knifing? A fight? And the answer of “a student won’t change seats when I tell him to”, should have been referred to university administration.”
From what I read he said the student was creating “ a disturbance” and that he needed to get back to the class. The police come when called. Period. If you call 911 and say nothing they come. For many reasons that’s a good idea. And the police here did a good job dealing with the non-real problem. The university should and appears did discipline the prof for his horrible judgment in making the call.