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Vermont State Colleges Manual of Policy and Procedures: Non-Discrimination and Prevention of Harassment and Related Unprofessional Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Red
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 24, 2019Under Vermont law, “harassment” means an incident or incidents of verbal, written, visual, or physical conduct or communication, including any incident conducted by electronic means, based on or motivated by a person’s or person’s family member’s, actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national ... Read MoreStudent Handbook, Lyndon Campus: Student Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: January 24, 2019Theft or other abuse of computer time or phone service including, but not limited to: … e. Use of computing facilities or phone service to send threatening, harassing, obscene or abusive messages. Read MoreStudent Handbook, Lyndon Campus: Campus Communications- Poster and Chalking Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: January 24, 2019All banners, posters, and notices must clearly indicate contact information, a name/sponsoring organization, date, time and location and must be removed within 48 hours after the event. Read MoreStudent Handbook, Johnson Campus: Code of Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 24, 2019M. Intimidating or harassing another NVU–Johnson community member, including but not limited to the following: • Verbal abuse which is threatening • Sexual harassment • Abusing someone either verbally or in writing which may cause stress and/or humiliation • Abusing members of the University staff/faculty verbally o... Read MoreStudent Handbook, Johnson Campus: Code of Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Bullying Policies
Last updated: January 24, 2019N. Bullying, including but not limited to: • repeated infliction of verbal abuse, such as the use of derogatory remarks, insults, and epithets; • verbal or physical conduct of a threatening, intimidating, or humiliating nature; • exploiting or attempting to exploit an individual’s known psychological or physical vul... Read MoreStudent Handbook, Lyndon Campus: Student Rights and Responsibilities
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: January 24, 2019Behavior which threatens or endangers the health or safety of oneself or others, whether actual or implied, or results in personal injury to oneself or others. This includes disorderly conduct, including but not limited to public intoxication, lewd or indecent or obscene behavior, libel, slander, simple assault, ver... Read MoreCommunity Values
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Last updated: January 24, 2019Demonstrated through our actions and beliefs we are committed to … A community where freedom of expression is protected … Read More
Speech Code of the Month: Lyndon State College
February 9, 2015
FIRE announces its Speech Code of the Month for February 2015: Lyndon State College (LSC) in Vermont. LSC’s “Civility Policy” prohibits “uncivil, disrespectful, or disruptive expressions of opinions including obscenities.” As someone at LSC surely must know, most “obscenities” (commonly understood as curse words) and disrespectful or uncivil language are wholly protected by the First… Read more
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