City College of San Francisco students gathered on Oct. 22, a national day of protest in support of Ferguson activists, to get their opinions on arming campus police heard.

On a Facebook event page called “Rally Against Arming CCSF Police” students wrote, “Come to this Wednesday’s rally to say no to arming CCSF police and to demand the immediate reversal of all cuts to resource centers, student services, programs, and courses. Invest in students, not guns!”

The comment in question was said by City College Chancellor Arthur Tyler when he spoke in a listening session on Sept. 5 and answered a question about arming public safety.

“One of the things that perhaps we should do is have a discussion through the participatory governance process to determine whether or not we should continue the way we are and whether or not that unarmed status for our police officers is satisfactory,” Tyler said.

The discussion of arming City College’s police force has been put on hold until the Board of Trustees has their power restored, according to CCSF marketing director Jeff Hamilton. Currently, City College’s board has been put on hold and was replaced by Special Trustee Robert Agrella.

“I’m not quite sure why there was a rally,” CCSF Marketing Director Jeff Hamilton said. “There won’t be any talk of arming the police until the board of trustees is back in session.”

When asked if the Skyline campus police are armed, Public Safety Officer Paul Barbosa refused to answer. They are not armed according to the San Bruno Police Department’s communications and records supervisor, Mike Cook.