There was similar nationwide concern over the United States ' involvement in the Cambodian Civil War , resulting in the Kent State shootings , which in turn caused about 450 colleges to suspend classes . In Georgia , the student response was largely restrained . Several hundred students at the University of Georgia marched on the home of president Frederick Corbet Davison demanding that the school be closed ; consequently , all schools in the University System of Georgia were closed on May 8 and 9 . While there were no protests at Tech , the students were still concerned over the events at Kent State ; on May 8 , four hundred students and faculty filled Bertha Square for a student-organized memorial , after which the students left quietly
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
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