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Gov Reynolds Signs Law Changing Free Speech Policies at Schools, Colleges | AM 600 WMT

By Jason Taylor IOWA - There are new free speech policies for Iowa public schools and universities. Governor Reynolds has signed a new law bars faculty from violating students First Amendment rights and makes it easier to discipline or fire employees for violations. The change comes after accusations that conservative students were being censored at universities and complaints about a Black Lives Matter week at Ames public schools. The new law restricts the teaching of concepts like systemic racism or that anyone is racist because of their race. Republicans, who control the state legislature, created the new policies after an incident at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry last year,

In near-unanimous vote, Iowa House passes changes to free speech policies at K-12 schools and public universities

House File 744 prohibits faculty and staff from violating students First Amendment rights and employees to be disciplined, including possible termination, if violations do occur. The bill provides similar protections against free speech violations in Iowa s K-12 schools as well. On top of that, Iowa s Regent universities (University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University and University of Iowa) would be required to conduct annual free speech training for students and faculty. The bill also requires university resources not be used for partisan activities. I believe there is no more important right than the right to free speech, especially in educational settings, Rep. Dustin Hite, (R-New Sharon) who authored the bill, said. It is not the job of our educational institutions to tell students what to think. It’s to give students the tools to decide what to think for themselves. This bill is necessary to protect the free expression of Iowa’s students as they develop their own

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