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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 17, § 3399.34. Institutional policies on free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Each public postsecondary education institution shall develop policies, regulations, and expectations of students regarding free speech and First Amendment protected expressive activities on campus that are consistent with this Part and the policies of its management board. The policies shall outline the rights of students, administrators, faculty, and staff and shall:

(1) Be made public in the institution's handbook, on its website, and through student orientation programs.

(2) Be incorporated in the materials, programs, and procedures provided to all employees and students.

(3) Provide information regarding the procedures whereby a person aggrieved by a violation of this Part or the institution's policies on free expression may seek relief.

(4) Include a statement that each institution shall strive to ensure the fullest degree of protection for each student's political views and freedom of association.

(5) Include a statement that every professor or instructor at the institution shall be prohibited from imposing the professor's political views on students in violation of R.S. 17:3399.39.

(6) Include a statement that the institution is engaged in protecting its students from student-on-student discriminatory harassment pursuant to R.S. 17:3399.32(F).

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