C. Students, administrators, faculty, and staff are free to take positions on public controversies and to engage in protected expressive activity in outdoor areas of the campus, and to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble, speak, and distribute literature. D. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College supports free association and will not deny a student organization any benefit or privilege available to any other organization based on the expression of the organization, including any requirement of the organization that the leaders or members of the organization affirm and adhere to an organization's sincerely held beliefs or statement of principles, comply with the organization's standard of conduct, or further the organization's mission or purpose, as defined by the student organization. E. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College will strive to remain neutral, as an institution, on the public policy controversies of the day, except for administrative decisions that are essential to the day-to-day functioning of the institution, and LBWCC will not require students, faculty, or staff to publicly express a given view of a public controversy. F. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College prohibits all forms of harassment as defined in Act 2019-396, which includes expression so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies access to an educational opportunity or benefit provided by the College. II. Speech and Expression in Outdoor Areas, Invited Speakers, and Security. A. For purposes of this policy, the “Campus Community” includes Lurleen B. Wallace Community College’s students, administrators, faculty, and staff as well
as the invited guests of the College and th e College’s recognized student organizations (including organizations seeking recognition), administrators, faculty and staff. B. Members of the Campus Community shall be permitted to engage in expressive activities in outdoor areas of Lurleen B. Wallace C ommunity College’s campuses which enjoy general access during regular hours of College operation, subject to the limitations described below. Expressive activities are defined as those activities protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 4 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, including any lawful verbal, written or electronic communication of ideas; lawful forms of peaceful assembly, protests, and speeches; distributing literature; carrying signs; and circulating petitions. C. Outdoor areas where expressive activities are not allowed include: 1. Areas within 50 feet of classrooms or places of residence; 2. Athletic facilities; 3. Outdoor classrooms; 4. Ares where access is restricted due to operational or safety protocols, such as energy or maintenance control areas. 5. The LBWCC Child Development Center. D.Except for II.H. below, this policy does not apply to expressive activities that take place in indoor areas of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College property including, but not limited to, classrooms or classroom buildings or offices; auditoriums; performing arts venues; events centers; and recreational facilities. Expressive activities in these areas are governed by LBWCC’s Use of Facilities and Services Policy, subject to the requirement that LBWCC must be open
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