R.C. 3345.0214(A) Report Submitted by Eastern Gateway Community College
(1) Eastern Gateway Community College has complied with R.C. 3345.0212* by taking the following actions:
Eastern Gateway Community College does not prohibit any member of the Campus Community from engaging in noncommercial expressive activity on campus, so long as the individual’s conduct is lawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution.
Eastern Gateway Community College does not charge a security fee to any students or student groups based on the content of their expression, the content of the expression of their invited guest, or the anticipated reaction to an invited guest’s expression.
Eastern Gateway Community College has adopted a policy on harassment that adheres to the R.C. 3345.0211 definition.
Eastern Gateway Community College has published in its handbook, on its website, and in its orientation programs the policies, regulations, and expectations of students regarding free expression on campus.
Eastern Gateway Community College has developed and distributed materials, programs, and procedures about the policies, regulations, and duties of the institution regarding free expression on campus to individuals responsible for the education or discipline of students.
(2) Eastern Gateway Community College has complied with R.C. 3345.0213 by taking the following actions:
Eastern Gateway Community College does not limit Campus Community speech to “free speech zones” or designate Outdoor Areas of Campuses where expressive activities are prohibited.
Eastern Gateway Community College has published criteria for view-point and content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions that provide for ample alternative means for expressive activity that allow for members of the campus community to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble and distribute material.
(3) Eastern Gateway Community College provides the following description of any barriers to or incidents of disruption of free expression occurring on campus, including attempts to block or prohibit speakers and any investigation of students or student groups on the basis of expression, including the nature of each barrier or incident and the disciplinary action, if any, taken against members of the campus community determined to be responsible for the barriers or incidents:
There have been no reported barriers to or incidents of disruption of free expression occurring on campus. There have been no attempts to block or prohibit speakers. There have been no investigations of any students or student groups on the basis of expression.
(4) Eastern Gateway Community College provides the following information it finds necessary and appropriate for the public to evaluate whether the free expression rights for members of the campus community have been adequately protected.
Eastern Gateway Community College has developed policy and procedure consistent with a culture committed to promotion of freedom of speech, free exchange of ideas, academic freedom, and other expressive activities.
* All terms used in this report conform to the definitions provided in ORC 3345.0211
This report has been published in accordance with R.C. 3345.0214(B).
This report is required by the Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act