Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Location: Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Website: http://www.lhup.edu
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 3rd Circuit
Speech Code Rating
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania has been given the speech code rating Yellow. Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application. Read more here.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom
September 19, 2005
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives brought together a committee to examine allegations that Pennsylvania’s public universities were plagued by liberal ideology and indoctrination. David A. French, at the time president of FIRE, served as a legal adviser to the panel. FIRE released FIRE Report on the First Amendment Responsibilities of Pennsylvania State-Funded Colleges and Universities, explaining that Pennsylvania universities are bound to follow the strictures of the U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions, notably to respect the expressive rights of students and faculty members, to protect religious liberty on campus, and to protect freedom of conscience on campus.
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Student Handbook: Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: September 19, 2017Users are expected to use good judgment and exercise civility at all times when utilizing IT resources, and respect the large, diverse community utilizing these resources in a shared manner.
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Prohibited Uses of IT Resources … Use of IT resources to transmit abusive, threatening, or harassing material, chain letters, spam, or other communications prohibited by law.
Student Handbook: Code of Conduct
Speech Code Category: Policies on Tolerance, Respect, and Civility
Last updated: September 19, 2017A person who is found in violation of any of the following acts committed while a student on the University campus or on property controlled by the University or University affiliates or in connection with off-campus University activities shall be subject to the maximum sanction authorized in this document.
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Offensive or disorderly conduct which causes interference, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creates a risk thereof.
…Lewd, obscene, indecent conduct or expression.
Sexual Harassment Policy and Complaint Procedures
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: September 19, 2017Sexual harassment: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature and acts of sexual violence. Sexual harassment occurs when: … 3. such conduct has the effect of unreasonably interfering with 1) an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment, or; 2) an individual’s academic performance, participation in extracurricular activities, or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment.
Student Handbook: Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: September 19, 2017An academic community exists for the communication of knowledge and for the development of creativity and critical judgment in a sustained and independent search for truth. Lock Haven University supports the transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth, the development of students and the general well-being of society. Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the attainment of these goals.
