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Florida A&M University
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Regulation 2.012: Student Code of Conduct – Harassment
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019Harassment: Verbal or written abuse (including electronic communications or internet activity), threats, intimidation, coercion and/or other conduct that endangers the health, safety, or welfare of others, or places another individual in reasonable fear of physical harm or creates a hostile environment in which othe... Read MoreRegulation 2.012: Student Code of Conduct – Gender-Based Misconduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature if: … such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s educational performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, offensive, or... Read MoreResidence Life Handbook: Offensive/Reckless Behavior
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: July 15, 2019Behavior and/or activities that are considered offensive to others that do not constitute ones freedom of expression is prohibited, while in public areas of the residential facilities. Behaviors/activities that may be considered offensive may include the use of directed profanity towards an individual, and ethnic/ra... Read MoreStudent Handbook: Dress Standards
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Other Speech Codes
Last updated: July 15, 2019Examples of inappropriate dress and/or appearance include but are not limited to: … Clothing with derogatory, offensive and/or lewd messages either in words or pictures. Read MoreRegulation 10.103: Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedures
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019Harassment shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Any slurs, innuendoes or other verbal or physical conduct reflecting on an individual’s race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or handicapping condition which has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, h... Read MoreRegulation 5.005: Freedom of Expression and Assembly Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019Signs may be posted on bulletin boards designated for public announcements. FAMU maintains a General Information Center and bulletin boards throughout the campus. Listings on the boards include information regarding campus events and activities, general information, and classified advertisements. Such listings are l... Read MoreRegulation 5.005: Freedom of Expression and Assembly Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019For demonstrators not to disrupt or interfere with the operation of the University or the rights of others, they shall not: … Harass, intimidate, or threaten passersby, or use fighting words, which are those words that by their mere utterance inflict violence or would tend to incite a reasonable person/individ... Read MoreRegulation 2.012: Student Code of Conduct- Misuse of computer facilities, wireless system, network, data and resources
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019Misuse of computer facilities, wireless system, network, data and resources, including but not limited to: … Use of computing facilities and resources to send obscene or defamatory messages or material … Read MoreRegulation 2.013: Due Process, Other Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: July 15, 2019All students enrolled at the university shall be accorded the basic rights as set forth below. … The right of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly as defined and governed by the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Florida and the regulations of the University … Read MoreRegulation 5.005: Freedom of Expression and Assembly Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: July 15, 2019Demonstrations, picketing, and speeches may be held on campus as long as they do not impede or disrupt the normal operation of the University or infringe on the rights of other members of the University community in accordance with this Regulation. Demonstrations, picketing, and speeches are not permitted: inside of... Read More
Speech Code of the Month: Florida A&M University
April 14, 2015
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for April 2015: Florida A&M University (FAMU). According to FAMU’s Student Code of Conduct, “disorderly conduct” includes not only things like public drunkenness, but also the “use of profanity in public” and the use of “insulting” language. This policy is a clear violation of FAMU students’ First… Read more
SPLC’s LoMonte Takes On FAMU’s ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Student Newspaper
February 12, 2013
Writing in the Tampa Bay Times, Student Press Law Center Executive Director Frank LoMonte takes on Florida A&M University’s shocking decision to disband The Famuan, a student newspaper that has sharply criticized the university in recent years, and then reconstitute it without its previous slate of editors. LoMonte writes: In January, the dean of FAMU’s… Read more
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