Free Speech Defended on Campuses
State Senators Joan Huffman, R-Houston, and Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, authored Senate Bill 18 that closely follows The Chicago Statement, a report by the University of Chicago that lays out guidelines to protect students’ constitutional right to free speech. The bill would provide provisions such as:
all common outdoor areas must become public forums allowing free expression
ability to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble or distribute written material without a permit or other permission from the institution
prohibit universities from taking action against student organizations because of their political, religious, philosophical, ideological or academic viewpoints
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