A Cal State Fullerton instructor has been suspended for allegedly striking a student during a rally against President Donald Trump’s policies and a counter-protest on campus.

Following an internal investigation, university officials said in a statement this week that "a campus employee struck a student, and that as a consequence, the speech of the student group was stopped."

University officials called the incident "profoundly troubling. ... Responding with violence to speech we disagree with cannot and will not be tolerated."

The instructor, Eric Canin, an anthropology lecturer in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, could not be reached for comment.