thecollegefix.com 13 Jan, 2021 09:30 am

First Amendment experts say university officials use COVID as excuse to stifle free speech

Predictions of discrimination against conservatives came true.

They noted at the time that with the return of school and the issue of COVID-19 there was an increased possibility that the First Amendment rights of students would be infringed upon by university officials.Her civil liberties nonprofit sent a number of letters to colleges in the fall semester after university officials unevenly applied restrictions on group events.” Colleges police online learning As many colleges utilized online learning, university officials restricted speech online, one expert explained.p p Predictions of discrimination against conservatives came true The College Fix recently spoke to a handful of experts on free speech about the obstacles students faced in the fall semester.

Yet, some schools have used coronavirus restrictions to silence viewpoints they don’t like,” he told The College Fix recently.MORE: Professor under investigation for referring to COVID as the Chinese virus IMAGE: My Ocean Production / Shuttestock Like The College Fix on Facebook / Follow us on Twitter p p p

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