American Bar Association weighs proposal requiring US law schools to crack down on free speech disruptions
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The American Bar Association proposed standards revisions that would require law schools to set policies in place to protest freedom of expression and prohibit disruptions against it.
Proposed Standard 208 would necessitate law schools to "adopt, publish, and adhere to written policies that encourage and support the free expression of ideas" with standards that "protect the rights of faculty, students, and staff to communicate ideas that may be controversial or unpopular, including through robust debate, demonstrations, or protests" while barring "disruptive conduct" that hinders such expression or law school activities. Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.
Concerns over legislative efforts to crack down on critical race theory instruction as well as disruptive outbursts believed to hinder controversial guest speakers' free speech on college campuses are behind the push, Reuters reported Friday.