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State comptroller report about Sex Week at the University of Tennessee raises serious First Amendment questions

by Adam Steinbaugh
February 21, 2019

FIRE has written about Sex Week at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville since 2013 because the event has been a lightning rod for censorship attempts. Unfortunately, it still is — and now, the state legislature’s zeal to shut down Sex Week may silence many more student voices, too.       

Yesterday, the state comptroller released a 269-page report on Sex Week at a state Senate Education Committee hearing. The report, which faults students for their criticism of the university’s administration and failure to “tone down” the event, includes 14 suggested policy recommendations for the university to consider. The comptroller correctly warns that some of the recommended policy changes “may have potential legal implications.” That’s an understatement, given that one recommendation involves shutting down student organization funding altogether.

https://www.thefire.org/state-comptroller-report-about-sex-week-at-the-university-of-tennessee-raises-serious-first-amendment-questions/