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COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS BP 3052 Board Policy
Number Update only from Board of Trustees Policy No. 509
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
The Board of Trustees of the Redwoods Community College District holds the following assumptions
basic to district policy:
That free discussion is a right extended to thoughtful citizens but that no one has the right to abuse this
freedom by advocating the overthrow of the government by force.
That a free society functions efficiently only if its citizens have the right to discuss, to debate, and to
disagree constructively.
That the Constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech is meaningful only to the extent that the majority is
willing to hear honest expressions of unpopular ideas by minority groups.
That an educated citizenry, fully aware of all the evidence, is best able to preserve the valuable heritage of
American democratic institutions.
That the College of the Redwoods has an obligation to its community to promote healthy discussion as
an educative force.
That the truth will prevail in the market place of ideas.
In the light of these assumptions, the Board of Trustees of the Redwoods Community College District
declares these official statements of policy:
Within the framework of the orderly processes of our democratic constitutional society, the faculty of the
College of the Redwoods will have freedom to consider all issues which will contribute to the
development of its students.
Pursuant to this adopted policy, presentation in open forum of speakers with varying points of view on
current issues may be undertaken by the Board and administration of the Redwoods Community College
District in fulfilling its obligation as an educative force in its community.
The Board of Trustees directs the President of the College to develop procedures which implement this
policy in an orderly manner pursuant to the goals and objectives of the College.
Former Board of Trustees Policy No. 509, number change only on July 10, 2012
Adopted by Board of Trustees: August 15, 1977