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Southeastern Louisiana University
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This school has adopted the chicago statement for free speech.
Student Code of Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021Abusive conduct includes all forms of harassment, abusive, and violent behavior. Abusive conduct includes all offenses which create an intimidating or offensive academic, work, or campus environment including but not limited to: • bias incidents including but not limited to acts of bias, acts of conduct, speech, or ... Read MoreStudent Code of Conduct
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021Abuse of computers and other technology includes but is not limited to: •sending or posting obscene or abusive messages through electronic means; … Read MoreResident Guidebook: Policies and Regulations
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021The University expects students to regulate their own lives in accordance with accepted standards and good taste. This means that possessions or displays which are inconsistent with accepted standards should not be kept in student’s rooms, specifically signs or articles which might have been picked up inappropriatel... Read MoreResponsible Computing Policy
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021The University community encourages free speech and intellectual debate. However, free speech does not include hostile, intimidating, or threatening language or behavior. Southeastern Louisiana University has a tradition of providing a caring, nurturing environment for students and employees. Any use of computer res... Read MoreSign/Flyer/Poster Policy and Approval Form
Speech Code Rating: Yellow
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021A copy of all signs, flyers, posters, notices and/or advertisements (other than those through the student newspaper and/or athletic programs) for the University community must be presented to the Dean of Students, in room 2409 of the Student Union, as appropriate for display, for approval. The posting of signs, noti... Read MoreUniversity Policy on Public Speech, Assembly, and Demonstrations
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021Southeastern has designated the following sites as preferred locations for public discussion and/or peaceful public assembly or demonstration: (1) Student Union Annex; (2) Student Union Plaza; and, (3) the grassy area of Friendship Circle. Although other campus locations may be available for public speech and assemb... Read MoreSexual Misconduct Policy
Speech Code Rating: Green
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: October 15, 2021Sexual harassment means conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: … Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the recipient’s education program or activity; … Read More
Southeastern Louisiana University Drops Security Fee Policy Following Fifth Circuit Ruling
August 4, 2010
Sara Lipka of the Chronicle of Higher Education reports today that Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) has shelved its security fee policy for non-university speakers after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found it unconstitutional in a ruling issued last week. The case was Sonnier v. Crane, No. 09-30186 (5th Cir. July… Read more
Federal Court of Appeals Rejects Unconstitutional Security Fee Policy, But Upholds University’s Limitations on Non-Student Speech
August 2, 2010
Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals assessed the constitutionality of several speech policies at Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU). The court held that SLU’s policy concerning the imposition of security fees on demonstrators violated the First Amendment, sending a signal to universities that they cannot penalize controversial speakers for audience reaction. However, giving an… Read more