Posted on Jun 29, 2020
Hardin-Simmons University in Texas says student who made racist TikTok 'no longer enrolled'
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“Upon learning about a TikTok post made this week by an HSU student, we immediately took action to address the situation and began the required disciplinary process,” the university said in a statement. “We can confirm that the student associated with this incident is no longer enrolled at Hardin-Simmons University,” the statement added."
Hardin-Simmons University in Texas says student who made racist TikTok 'no longer enrolled'
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Racism
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The video this student posted was reprehensible.
But she has a very strong case against the university (if his disenrollment was involuntary) on 1st Amendment grounds. We don't get to pick and choose which speech is allowed.
But she has a very strong case against the university (if his disenrollment was involuntary) on 1st Amendment grounds. We don't get to pick and choose which speech is allowed.
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LTC Eugene Chu
1. Read the article. It was a young woman who posted the video (she. not he)
2. First Amendment does NOT apply in this situation. The US Constitution provides for freedom of speech without fear of government persecution. Hardin Simmons University is a private Baptist school. As an educational institution of religious background, it has the right to dismiss a student for violating its own rules.
2. First Amendment does NOT apply in this situation. The US Constitution provides for freedom of speech without fear of government persecution. Hardin Simmons University is a private Baptist school. As an educational institution of religious background, it has the right to dismiss a student for violating its own rules.
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LTC Eugene Chu - The article does not say how she became disenrolled, just that the school "started the disciplinary process". Whether the institution of learning is public or private is irrelevant; if it is receiving public money at all, it is subject to the same civil rights rules the University of Texas would be.
And what exactly is her offense? Making people upset with her tik tok video?
Please.
And what exactly is her offense? Making people upset with her tik tok video?
Please.
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