Arizona State Senators recently introduced a bill that would require all public educational institutions in the state--including state universities--to suspend or fire teachers who say or do things that aren't allowed on network television.
Senate Bill 1467 seeks to outlaw public educators from violating "the standards adopted by the federal communications commission concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity." The bill goes beyond the classroom--if a professor or teacher engages in FCC-regulated conduct or speech at all, that person could lose his or her job.
The proposed law would prevent law professors from discussing cases regarding free speech involving profanity and would put English teachers in jeopardy for teaching the novels of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut and even William Shakespeare.
Act now to protect teachers from this law that infringes on both their lives and their ability to teach effectively. Tell the Arizona Senate to reject S.B. 1467.
Senate Bill 1467 seeks to outlaw public educators from violating "the standards adopted by the federal communications commission concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity." The bill goes beyond the classroom--if a professor or teacher engages in FCC-regulated conduct or speech at all, that person could lose his or her job.
The proposed law would prevent law professors from discussing cases regarding free speech involving profanity and would put English teachers in jeopardy for teaching the novels of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut and even William Shakespeare.
Act now to protect teachers from this law that infringes on both their lives and their ability to teach effectively. Tell the Arizona Senate to reject S.B. 1467.
