Homegrown denial of freedom of speech
Good thing my kid doesn’t go there anymore:
Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against Valdosta State University After Expulsion for Peaceful Protest
VALDOSTA, Ga., January 10, 2008-Expelled Valdosta State University (VSU) student T. Hayden Barnes has filed a lawsuit against the university, VSU President Ronald Zaccari, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and other VSU administrators after being punished for publicly protesting the school’s decision to construct two new parking garages on campus. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in cooperation with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and eminent First Amendment attorney and FIRE Legal Network member Robert Corn-Revere.
“VSU’s concerted effort to silence and punish Hayden Barnes is an unconscionable attempt to violate his First Amendment rights-and VSU, as a public institution, is legally required to protect these rights,” FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. “Now VSU must answer for its actions in court.”</em>
