Good Afternoon Colleagues, I am looking for examples of your policies that pertain to your freedom of speech as it relates to what students can and can not say in a discussion forum for an online class - not freedom of speech in general. Do you have separate policies for your students for freedom of speech that separate them out in an educational setting (like a class discussion forum versus a student talking in the hallway)?
For example in our Student Code, it says under Prohibited Conduct "The use of profane, lewd, or obscene speech or like expressive behavior (including the wearing of clothing displaying such language, pictures, or symbols); the use of defamatory or racist speech or like expressive behavior; or the use of any speech or behavior implying a physical threat or likely to provoke violence or retaliation in person or via electronic means, including but not limited to blogs, texting, email, and social networking sites. So ours does not separate the speech in whether it is in an educational setting or not? Thanks in advance, Rachel _______________________________ Rachel King, M.A. Policies and Procedures Manager, Legal Services Adjunct Instructor, Office Administration Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603 919-866-5603 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] _______________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official (NCGS. ch. 132). Student educational records are subject to FERPA.
