Community Standards: Chapter I. College Standards- Section 1. Amherst College Honor Code, Statement of Student Rights

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Subject to respect for the rights of others, every student enjoys the assurance of the full exercise of those rights expressed in the Honor Code and the preceding three Statements, including, but not limited to, the following specific rights:

1.4.1. The right to engage in the free exchange of ideas.

1.4.2. The right to protest and to dissent in a peaceable manner and to join with others in other nonviolent forms of common action.

1.4.3. The right to complain of injustice and to bring grievances to the appropriate offices of the College without fear of retaliation.

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