Posted on 12/02/2005 8:49:07 PM PST by SmithL
Hampton, Va. -- Several students who handed out fliers at a private university criticizing the Iraq war and the federal response to Hurricane Katrina were ordered to perform community service after appearing Friday before a campus disciplinary panel.
No one was expelled from Hampton University, but seven students were charged with a minor procedural violation for posting unauthorized handbills and failing to register a protest with the school, the university said in a statement Friday.
A university spokeswoman said she could not comment on actions taken against individual students.
Student Aaron Ray said he and four others received letters Friday evening telling them to complete 20 hours of community service. A sixth student said she received a warning. The seventh student had not received a letter, Ray said.
"The community service is reasonable, but what we had to go through to get to this point was not reasonable," said Ray, 19, of Columbia, Md.
Ray said the students received letters informing them that they could be expelled after they distributed fliers Nov. 2 as part of a nationwide demonstration by a group that wants President Bush removed from office.
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This isn't going to get interesting until the lefties start crying censorship.
Seems like an infringement of free speech to me, but on the other hand, the libs ban GOPers from exercising their free speech ala McCain Feingold, so I don't feel too sorry for them.
They just got cited for not registering first. They knew the rules.
Failing to register a protest? WTF? That's hilarious.
Proof is in this statement: Ray said the students received letters informing them that they could be expelled after they distributed fliers Nov. 2 as part of a nationwide demonstration by a group that wants President Bush removed from office.
This statement was made by a student, and doesn't make sense since this is hardly how I think schools go about "disciplining" their students for procedural violations. I think warning letters were sent out informing the students of their violations and the possible consequences if they continue to violate the same procedures in the future.
handed out fliers at a private university criticizing the Iraq war
More second rate citizens.
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