(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as:(1) Giving a member of the campus community the right to disrupt a previously scheduled or otherwise reserved activity;(2) Authorizing a member of the campus community to disregard a policy of the state-supported institution of higher education regarding:(A) Compliance with state and federal laws on discrimination and harassment; or(B) The productive and efficient operation of an instructional or work environment;(3) Preventing a state-supported institution of higher education from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting expression that is not protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 2, § 6, of the Arkansas Constitution; or(4) Prohibiting a state-supported institution of higher education from imposing a restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression in or on a campus forum, provided the restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression:(A) Is reasonable;(B) Is justified without reference to the viewpoint of the speaker;(C) Is narrowly tailored to serve a significant state interest; and(D) Leaves open ample alternative channels for communication of the information or message contained in the expression.
(1) Giving a member of the campus community the right to disrupt a previously scheduled or otherwise reserved activity;
(2) Authorizing a member of the campus community to disregard a policy of the state-supported institution of higher education regarding:(A) Compliance with state and federal laws on discrimination and harassment; or(B) The productive and efficient operation of an instructional or work environment;
(A) Compliance with state and federal laws on discrimination and harassment; or
(B) The productive and efficient operation of an instructional or work environment;
(3) Preventing a state-supported institution of higher education from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting expression that is not protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 2, § 6, of the Arkansas Constitution; or
(4) Prohibiting a state-supported institution of higher education from imposing a restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression in or on a campus forum, provided the restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression:(A) Is reasonable;(B) Is justified without reference to the viewpoint of the speaker;(C) Is narrowly tailored to serve a significant state interest; and(D) Leaves open ample alternative channels for communication of the information or message contained in the expression.
(A) Is reasonable;
(B) Is justified without reference to the viewpoint of the speaker;
(C) Is narrowly tailored to serve a significant state interest; and
(D) Leaves open ample alternative channels for communication of the information or message contained in the expression.
(b) A state-supported institution of higher education shall not grant excused absences for:(1) Purposes of political protest;(2) Social or public policy advocacy; or(3) Attempts to influence legislation or other governmental policymaking at the local, state, or federal level.
(1) Purposes of political protest;
(2) Social or public policy advocacy; or
(3) Attempts to influence legislation or other governmental policymaking at the local, state, or federal level.
(c) Academic standards, teaching standards, education standards, curriculum, teacher professional development, and rules in a state-supported institution of higher education shall not authorize student walkouts for purposes of:(1) Political protest;(2) Social or public policy advocacy; or(3) Attempts to influence legislation or other governmental policymaking at the local, state, or federal level.
(1) Political protest;
(2) Social or public policy advocacy; or
(3) Attempts to influence legislation or other governmental policymaking at the local, state, or federal level.
(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit students from attending curricular or cocurricular activities approved by the state-supported institution of higher education.
(e) (1) A student who negligently or intentionally causes damages to the property of a state-supported institution of higher education while engaging in a political protest or public policy advocacy shall be liable to the state-supported institution of higher education for damages caused by the student.(2) A state-supported institution of higher education may seek to recover damages described in subdivision (e)(1) of this section in a court of competent jurisdiction.(3) A student of a state-supported institution of higher education who has been found liable for damages described in subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be subject to the following penalties until the judgment is fully satisfied:(A) The student shall be ineligible to receive a degree or credential from the state-supported institution of higher education; and(B) The state-supported institution of higher education shall not transfer or otherwise endorse credit issued by the state-supported institution of higher education for the purposes of satisfying degree requirements at any other state-supported institution of higher education.
(1) A student who negligently or intentionally causes damages to the property of a state-supported institution of higher education while engaging in a political protest or public policy advocacy shall be liable to the state-supported institution of higher education for damages caused by the student.
(2) A state-supported institution of higher education may seek to recover damages described in subdivision (e)(1) of this section in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(3) A student of a state-supported institution of higher education who has been found liable for damages described in subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall be subject to the following penalties until the judgment is fully satisfied:(A) The student shall be ineligible to receive a degree or credential from the state-supported institution of higher education; and(B) The state-supported institution of higher education shall not transfer or otherwise endorse credit issued by the state-supported institution of higher education for the purposes of satisfying degree requirements at any other state-supported institution of higher education.
(A) The student shall be ineligible to receive a degree or credential from the state-supported institution of higher education; and
(B) The state-supported institution of higher education shall not transfer or otherwise endorse credit issued by the state-supported institution of higher education for the purposes of satisfying degree requirements at any other state-supported institution of higher education.