UCLA failed to stem a violent protest melee last spring, as a "highly chaotic" decision-making process, lack of communication between administrators and police and a shortage of campus safety personnel led to institutional paralysis,

In the long term, UCLA will need to address the possibility of making fundamental, structural changes to its public safety ecosystem,” the audit states.

An independent report said that UCLA failed to protect its students as pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters clashed this spring. KTLA reports on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

UCLA’s administration suffered from “institutional paralysis” and “an inability to effectively respond and protect students from violence” when protesters clashed on campus this spring, according to a scathing independent report.