Iowa State University has adopted a policy to try to ensure nobody at the school feels “harassed” or “offended.” George Leef, writing for Forbes, examines the danger of such policies:
“ISU students are told that they must abide by the school’s policy against ‘harassment’ of anyone in the university community,” Leef writes. “Students must complete a ‘training program’ consisting of 118 slides online, covering the university’s non-harassment policies and procedures, and then pledge never to violate them.
“But what if a student thinks that the ISU policy goes way beyond preventing true harassment and amounts to an abridgement of his rights under the First Amendment?”
Read the full article here.
George Leef holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law.
