Posted on 09/06/2014 12:06:45 PM PDT by jazusamo
Wake Forest University kicked off the fall 2014 semester by instituting a campus-wide online system that has the potential to restrict free speech by allowing students and staff to anonymously file reports on any occurrences they deem biased or hateful.
Known as the Bias Incident Report system , the online form does not specify the criteria for filing a report, nor does it explicitly define the word “bias.” Instead, students are pressured to submit a report anytime they believe they are encountering an incident of hate or bias — potentially opening the floodgates for students to report incidents without cause.
The report form lists a bevy of reasons an incident could be perceived as biased, some of which include: citizenship, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, religion, sexual orientation and economic background. The form even offers an option to upload a video, photos or audio of the occurrence.
The guidelines as to what “bias” relies heavily on student emotion — when a student feels at all offended by someone’s differing political or religious ideologies, a file is reported and is required to be officially investigated by university officials. (RELATED: Dartmouth Student Who Spoke ‘Mock Chinese’ Remains On The Lam)
Once a student or faculty member files a complaint, the report is sent to a group of school bureaucrats who call themselves “The Bias Incident Review Group.” The dean of students, Adam Goldstein, and assistant provost for diversity and inclusion, Barbee Oakes, head the league of paper-pushing justice seekers.
“Upon review of each incident, the group will assemble a team to support individuals involved and help take steps toward resolution,” Wake Forest said in an email to the student body, which is now posted on the school website. ”These steps may include strategies for addressing environmental factors that would reduce the likelihood of future incidents.”
Though the report system was launched at the start of the school year, the school admitted on its website that none of the members of the review group are officially trained to decipher what constitutes acts of bias and hate. The North Carolina university has also not released any information on how the incidents will be evaluated.
Regardless of the potentially harmful state of this system, when the Bias Incident Review Group reaches a verdict, Wake Forest can use the decision to enforce campus-wide policies based solely on the decision of the untrained, newly formed group.
Only liberalspeak is “nuanced”. They are permitted to hate all they want.
If you stray from the politically correct positions, you will be hunted by the guardians of liberalism.
One of my dual enrolled students has already told me that one of her professors has announced that Chic-fil-a will not be allowed in the classroom because anyone that eats that product is supporting a hatefilled industry.
Two students in the class, including her, spoke up. I did warn her to be careful, telling her leftists are NOT like us(turn the other cheek Christians), they are NOT tolerant and WILL take it out on her.
I wonder if that would fit the “hate” category at Wake Forest?
I guess in these days that’s just too simple for leftists to comprehend, and it works.
So if the cute rich guy that a working class girl likes ignores her she can get even by filing a false “bias” report?
Economic background discrimination would be a good one.
I hope someone sues the hell out of this school someday because of this nonsense.
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Did you read the Dartmouth link? The Office of Pluralism and Leadership......The Bias Incident Response Team!!!
The insulted students were “shocked at such idiocy”.
I too, an shocked at such idiocy, but in my case, I’m shocked that someone can be insulted by “mock Chinese” and astounded that expulsion is considered an appropriate response.
I'll bet the head of the school newspaper is named Goebbels and doctor in the on campus clinic is Mengele.
I'm wondering how far down the academically qualified barrel did they have to scrape that they are worried about such "abuses" of "human dignity"?
Or perhaps they scraped deep down into the academically qualified b-ball player barrel, but were unable to find any future Tom McMillens with the approved skin tone and/or gender "reassignment"?
Report being offended by this system.
Lawyer up.
ok, let’s play the game.
Let’s start with white leaders of the NAACP, white presidents of black universities, Christians in charge of muslim student organizations, Japanese-Americans in charge of atzlan-mexicopride groups and straight people in charge of gay groups. Existential groups headed by evangicals, and environmental groups headed by capitalists should round out the ‘diversity’ quite well. Let the lawsuits begin.
Match point.
Agreed, these things are just crazy. Those two students have a life to live in front of them, I wonder how they’re going to make it.
A great graphic, it reflects the leftist mentality perfectly.
Paging F.I.R.E.
Please pick up the white courtesy phone.
These universities are becoming the centers of no laughter; punishing anyone who has a sense of humor; elevating those who are paranoid, etc.
Joan Rivers exited just in the knick of time.
You don’t suppose the complaints against openly racist organizations such as La Raza will be sent straight the circular file....
You bet, the circular file will receive all of those type complaints.
and so it begins.....just like in Cali where squealers would rat out other people watering their lawns, believe me you will see a plethora of people turned in for jokes, for off color commentary, any allegation about sexuality, or political for that matter....
on the bright side, maybe some professors can be turned in ...BINGO!
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