NJ School Will Require Students to Embrace all Perspectives, Such as Racism and Fascism….

Posted on January 15, 2008

Political correctness on roids. It’s rather ironic the academics are up in arms (although they should be), they’re some of the most narrow-minded people you will ever meet.Â Anyone who’s ever tried explaining a conservative point of view to a professor knows what I’m saying….

Bergen Community College wants to require students and staff to pledge to “embrace and celebrate differing perspectives” and help the “less fortunate,” but some faculty members and free speech advocates say the oath is unconstitutional and smacks of political correctness run amok.

A proposed “responsibility code” was drafted as a response to what school administrators say is a rise in “uncivil” behavior — including the use of language that is demeaning to women and minorities — on the Paramus campus.

But critics say the pledge is far too broad. Faculty leaders shown a draft of the code this week vowed

Professor George Cronk, a professor of philosophy and religion who also is an attorney, said the code is an attack on freedom of conscience. “It asks you to pledge things that no rational person would. You can’t require people to respect one another. … There are some views that don’t deserve respect,” he said, citing ideologies such as fascism.

A spokeswoman for a national group that champions free speech on campus said the pledge seems extreme. “A public school has no right to reach into students’ minds and tell them what to think,” said Samantha Harris, spokeswoman for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Similar policies have been struck down by the courts.

“The pledge would not be optional,” Susan Baechtel, a college spokeswoman, said Wednesday. “If you don’t agree, it is President Ryan’s vision that you cannot attend the school.”

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One Response to “NJ School Will Require Students to Embrace all Perspectives, Such as Racism and Fascism….”

Lorraine on January 16th, 2008 1:35 am

Although I totally agree that any kind of speech code is unconstitutional, bad, rude behavior is becoming a greater problem. In kindergarten, you get sent to the principal’s office for sticking out your tongue at another kid, how do you handle supposed adults on a college campus who do much worse things? Attack the behavior aspect of it? I would think that threatening the teacher with physical harm could be dealt with through existing law, but what about just being rude? Disrupting class?

And it’s not just schools, it’s everywhere. Do we send all young adults to finishing school so that they can learn how to behave? Is it parents not parenting?

A speech code isn’t the answer but I’m not sure what is.