Animal Rights Club Approved by Missouri Public University After First Amendment Uproar
Organization FIRE stepped in after Truman State University denied the student group. The group has now been approved and the university has reformed its policies.
Author The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and sustaining the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience — the essential qualities of liberty. Click to see author's profile.
Public University Rejects Animal Rights Club, Citing ‘Emotional Risk’ to Students
In a violation of students’ First Amendment rights, a committee at Truman State University has rejected the club due to concerns about the “emotional risk” of “hostile” confrontations.