Student
Rights and Responsibilities
Student Participation in Institutional Governance
Citizenship
Speech and Expression
Freedom of Inquiry
Guest Speakers
Off-Campus Speakers
Assembly and Demonstration
Publication and Distribution
Student Media
Discrimination
Search and Seizure
Privacy
Confidential Records
Freedom from Retaliation
FERPA of 1974
Redress of Grievances
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Student
Rights And Responsibilities
As an academic community, Jackson State University exists for the
pursuit of learning and truth, for the development of students as
scholars and citizens, and ultimately, for the well-being of society.
Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the attainment
of these goals. The University's responsibility for creating and
maintaining an atmosphere conducive to these freedoms is shared by
students, faculty, administrative personnel and trustees.
The
University community accepts its responsibilities to develop policies
and procedures to safeguard these freedoms
within
the framework of the University’s and Board of Trustees’ policies
and bylaws. As integral members of the University community,
students exercise responsibility while developing their capacity
for critical thinking and engaging in a sustained and independent
search for truth. Students are expected at all times to exercise
their freedoms in a manner that does not infringe upon the
rights and freedoms of others.
Students shall not be deprived
of life, liberty, or property without due process. Although
every
student has rights and
freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, these cannot
be enjoyed, exercised, or protected in a community which lacks
order and stability. It is therefore, each student’s
responsibility to adhere to standards of conduct as prescribed
by the university, the Board of Trustees for Institutions of
Higher Learning (IHL), and by local, state, and federal laws.
Each student is entitled to the essential rights common to
all institutions of post-secondary education which include
the following:
- Student Participations in
Institutional
Governance
Citizenship
- Speech and Expression
- Freedom
of Inquiry
- Guest Speakers
Off-Campus Speakers
- Assembly and Demonstration
Publication and Distribution
- Student Media
Discrimination
- Search and Seizure
Privacy
- Confidential Records
Freedom from Retaliation
- FERPA of 1974
Redress of Grievances
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