90 Miles From Tyranny : Public university prosecutes student for using President Trump as Zoom background

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Public university prosecutes student for using President Trump as Zoom background












Suspension, workshops, $50 fine are possible sanctions

Showing President Trump’s image is enough to trigger many college students. But who knew it could also get you prosecuted by a taxpayer-funded institution obligated to follow the First Amendment?

New Jersey’s Stockton University, a 20-minute drive from Atlantic City, charged a student with disruptive behavior, discrimination, harassment, creating a “hostile environment,” causing “harm” and cyberbullying. His violation? Using Trump’s image as his Zoom background during an online class July 1.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is representing doctoral student Robert Dailyda, warning the public university in a letter Friday that it has no legal authority to punish a student for sharing his political views, even if they offended his classmates.

FIRE’s summary of the factual background says there were “no disruptions to the class or other feedback about Dailyda’s choice of...

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3 comments:

Bill J. said...

Taxpayer funded universities that prosecute bullshit crimes need to be defunded, not the police

Antidote said...

What he did was funny. I don’t care who you are.

Paul said...

lol, the look on their faces is priceless, HAHAHAHA