Southwestern College reestablishes free speech rights

Three faculty members at Southwestern College had reprimands removed from their files and their First Amendment rights restored by a new Governing Board. The faculty members were banned from campus, placed on leave and reprimanded for straying from the “Free Speech Patio” during a student protest in 2009.

The college is working to revise its protest policy with help from First Amendment groups. -db

From the FIRE, February 23, 2011, by Adam Kissel.

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