Culture
Diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracies worsen free speech on campus, study shows(Daily Caller) â Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies on college campuses are correlated with more liberal students on campus and greater discomfort while expressing opinions outside the classroom, a… Read More
Public Education
ACLU opposes free speech, scientific exchange over intelligent design in West Virginia schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a stand against free speech, opposing a West Virginia bill that would make the teaching of intelligent design in public schools constitutional. Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) â Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual… Read More
Culture
UW free speech survey: Half of students afraid to speak, third of students want restrictions(The Center Square)Â â Thereâs not a lot of confidence about free speech on University of Wisconsin campuses. The university released the results of its free speech survey on Wednesday. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Tulsa Public School Board shuts down parent commentsParents who want to speak before the Tulsa Public School Board (TPS) must first get approval from the school boardâs lawyers, reports KTUL TV news. … Read More
Public Education
Community member removed by police for trying to speak out against school boardâs speech policy(Daily Caller) â Police removed a community member who tried to utilize the public comment period of a Pennsylvania school board meeting to discuss its speech policy, a free speech… Read More
Courts, Culture
Former Virginia Tech womenâs soccer star sues coach for trying to make her kneel during National AnthemA former womenâs soccer star at Virginia Tech is suing her coach after she says she was forced off the team for refusing to kneel during the National Anthem. Read More
Culture
Vast majority of colleges have at least one policy that violates free speech, watchdog finds(Daily Caller) â An overwhelming majority of colleges in the United States have at least one speech code that violates studentsâ free speech rights, according to watchdog group Foundation for… Read More
Public Education
KS Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigns KU teaching position over university’s free speech failures(The Sentinel) â Just over a month after an associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law labeled a speech that had yet to be given âhate speech,â… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Ohio school board settles free speech case after ban on critical comments at board meeting â but new policy will bar any comments about employeesAn Ohio school board has reached a settlement with a resident who sued after being prevented from speaking at a board meeting about a controversy over the district superintendent. Read More
Courts, Public Education
Virginia Supreme Court to decide if teachers can be fired for not using studentsâ preferred pronounsCan teachers be forced against their religious beliefs to use studentsâ preferred gender pronouns? The Virginia Supreme Court is being asked that question in a case that… Read More
Courts, Culture
Former University of Louisville professor fighting for his professional life in federal court after sharing views on genderA former college professor who alleges he was demoted, harassed and fired after expressing his views on treatment for youths experiencing gender dysphoria had his day in court last… Read More
Public Education
Federal court to Ann Arbor Public Schools: stop gagging student speech on Proposal 3(The Center Square) â A federal court has ordered Ann Arbor Public Schools to stop gagging conservative studentsâ political speech about Proposal 3. The court order follows Skyline High… Read More
Courts, Culture
Supreme Court will referee Colorado graphic designerâs free speech fight in same-sex wedding caseCan the government force a web designer to create sites for same-sex weddings against her religious beliefs? Thatâs the question the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Dec. 5,… Read More
Culture
Pro-life student organization sues school district over alleged censorship, bullyingA lawsuit alleges a student pro-life group was singled out for censorship and bullying at a school in Las Vegas. The Students for Life club at East Career… Read More
Culture
Report: Four public West Virginia colleges âsubstantiallyâ restrict free speech(The Center Square) â Four public West Virginia colleges have at least one policy that âclearly and substantiallyâ restricts free speech and every college has some level of free speech… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: High school students value free speech but feel uncomfortable speaking up(The Center Square) â Ideally, American public schools are settings where young Americans develop into citizens and become socialized to particular ideas, values, and civic norms. Attitudes toward democracy and… Read More
Culture
Justices will hear free-speech claim from website designer who opposes same-sex marriageNearly four years after the Supreme Court declined to decide whether compelling a Colorado baker to bake a cake for same-sex couples would violate his right to freedom of… Read More
Courts
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Teacher’s Right to Express Opposition to Gender PolicyOn May 25th, Byron Tanner Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, exercised his First Amendment right to free speech and created… Read More