Jesus College, Cambridge, tells students to remove banners from windows

Students at Jesus College, Cambridge, have been asked to take down flags and banners visible from outside their accommodation
Students at Jesus College, Cambridge, have been asked to take down flags and banners visible from outside their accommodation
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Students claim they have been threatened with eviction by a Cambridge college if they refuse to remove flags, banners or posters visible from outside their accommodation.

Jesus College asked students to take down flags and banners, saying a tenancy clause forbade students from flying items from their windows.

An email from the college postgraduate president, seen by Cambridge News, said: “College concerns were about these flags violating a clause in the tenancy agreement which forbids students to fly any items from outside their windows; those concerns are about safety and maintenance-related issues.”

Some students say they have been told they face the potential threat of eviction if they continue to display the items. There had been an exception made during February, which was LGBT+