2 students behind booking study room for ‘KKK meeting’: McMaster University says

HAMILTON — McMaster University says two students were behind a “misguided prank” last month in which a library study room was booked for a “McMaster KKK meeting.”

The Hamilton university says library staff cancelled the booking a few hours after it was made and an investigation began.

It says study rooms are reserved through a self-booking website that requires a university ID.

A report says the investigation found that two students made the booking as a prank.

McMaster says the students will receive education and sensitivity training that reflects the emphasis on accountability and education within the McMaster Student Code of Conduct.

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University spokesman Gord Arbeau says the students “understand the inappropriateness of their misguided prank.”

The students “have expressed regret and have been co-operative as we concluded our inquiry into the incident,” Arbeau said.

The Canadian Press