On Monday the school board unanimously approved a new policy that outlines how students will be allowed to exercise free speech on campuses.
In the past two years, students have led dozens of demonstrations covering racial equity, dress code, school name changes, and COVID policies. Because of that board members said outlining this policy and these rules is crucial for the upcoming school year.
When writing this new policy the school board wanted to make sure students’ rights are protected – whether they want to speak up, dissent and make their voices heard or sit out of an event as long as doesn’t interrupt their scheduled class time.
The new rules for student protests and demonstrations say the student organizer has to get written confirmation from the principal that the school can accommodate the protest – and that has to happen at least two days before the event.The principal can also place “reasonable time, place, duration, and manner restrictions on the event.”
If a student creates a disturbance or interferes with school operations, they will face disciplinary action. The policy also says that students cannot be harassed or bullied for participating or not participating in events. It’s up to the school’s principal to administer the new policy and make sure students know about it.“I kind of feel that changing that policy might not be in line with the parental rights law that’s in place, Duval County resident Ed Williams says. “I’m assuming that, unless the parents have some sort of input into their children cutting class to go to protests.
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