The move outraged the student artists, prompting a letter signed by more than half of the school's roughly 120 students and about 200 alumni. It has prompted a debate that has roiled the Cranbrook ...

The Cranbrook student-led actions come as students from other art schools have vocalized solidarity with Palestine in the form of demonstrations and their own collective letters.

But administrators at the prestigious art school determined they were offensive and could be triggering to some, especially to younger students at a nearby K-12 Cranbrook private school.