University Violates Student's Constitutional Rights of Free Speech

On October 14^th, 2014, a case against Free Speech arose at Southern Oregon University. The students on Southern Oregon’s campus were collecting signatures against the restrictive speech policies against restrictive speech on campus. The students were passing out copies of the constitution and informing the students about their rights. The students were approached my campus administrators and campus security asking them cease their protests and threatening them with disciplinary action and calls to the police. Campus officials also made allegations that the event was posing eminent danger to students because it was related to the SCC. His was clearly a peaceful protest that did not deserve these allegations.

The question raised here is do public Universities, like Southern Oregon University, have the right to restrict the First Amendment right of their students? This incident seems to be a blatant violation of these student First Amendment rights, and this case is unacceptable.

Read more about the incidents see video footage here: http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5970