EDUCATION ISSUES IN THE NEWS---UNIVERSITY REVISES CHILLING STUDENT SNITCHING SYSTEM AFTER RECEIVING LEGAL DEMAND LETTER

University Revises ‘Chilling’ Student Snitching System After Receiving Legal Demand Letter Story by Alexa Schwerha • Yesterday 10:46 AM

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee revised its bias reporting system to clarify that the school cannot punish constitutionally protected speech.

The change came after Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), a legal nonprofit, sent the school a legal demand letter in October 2022 warning its system had several speech violations.

“Too many colleges engage in censorship these days and encourage students to censor each other. Students should be free to engage in open debate and discourse without fear of retribution,” Cece O’Leary, SLF’s director of the 1A Project, said in the press release. More at University Revises ‘Chilling’ Student Snitching System After Receiving Legal Demand Letter (msn.com)