In a stunning illustration of the attitude taken towards free speech by too many colleges across the United States, Modesto Junior College in California told a student that he could not pass out copies of the United States Constitution outside the student center on September 17, 2013—Constitution Day. Captured on video, college police and administrators demanded that Robert Van Tuinen stop passing out Constitution pamphlets and told him that he would only be allowed to pass them out in the college’s tiny free speech zone, and only after scheduling it several days or weeks ahead of time. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has written to Modesto, demanding that the college rescind this policy immediately.What could I add that would demonstrate Modesto JC's stupidity above and beyond what they've done?
Education, politics, and anything else that catches my attention.
Friday, September 20, 2013
These Kinds of Posts Sorta Write Themselves
Fortunately FIRE is on the case:
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FIRE,
higher education
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