Campus free speech bill clears Iowa House 97-1
Representative Dustin Hite.
The Iowa House has passed a bill that calls for faculty and students at the three state universities to be trained each year about free speech rights.
Republican Representative Dustin Hite of New Sharon said the bill is in response to three high-profile incidents in which the views of conservative students at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa were dismissed or denigrated.
“It ensures that our students are able to freely express themselves without fear of retribution and that our educational institutions do not use the heavy hand of government to steer the conversation in one way or the other,” Hite said.
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Feb 4, 2021
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