A group of students have organized a walkout at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to protest the treatment of a reported pro-Palestinian protestor by an on-campus security guard.

Video of the alleged incident that occurred last Friday shows the student allegedly being lifted up and slammed to the floor while another guard assists in pinning her down while she’s being handcuffed.

In a statement by Vice President of Administration and Operations, Saeed Zolfaghari, the university confirmed the person arrested by TMU security was one of several individuals who were asked to leave the Dais Democracy Forum event by security due “disruptive behaviour.”

Zolfaghari said the school was aware of the video, calling it “unsettling and difficult to watch.”

“It understandably has raised questions

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