Post by pavel on Apr 11, 2016 22:30:09 GMT -6
PHOENIX — The Senate has given preliminary approval to a measure protecting students’ rights to free speech on college campuses.
Rep. Anthony Kern of Glendale is sponsoring a bill that would prevent colleges and universities from restricting free speech in a public forum. The bill also specifies when restrictions can be placed on free speech.
Kern said his support for the measure stemmed from an incident when he was relegated to a free speech zone while handing out church materials on a college campus.
Paradise Valley Community College is currently involved in a lawsuit for creating a free speech zone prosecutors say had a chilling effect on students.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/755142/news-around-the-region/az-advances-free-speech-protections-on-college-campuses.html
Rep. Anthony Kern of Glendale is sponsoring a bill that would prevent colleges and universities from restricting free speech in a public forum. The bill also specifies when restrictions can be placed on free speech.
Kern said his support for the measure stemmed from an incident when he was relegated to a free speech zone while handing out church materials on a college campus.
Paradise Valley Community College is currently involved in a lawsuit for creating a free speech zone prosecutors say had a chilling effect on students.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/755142/news-around-the-region/az-advances-free-speech-protections-on-college-campuses.html