Yellow Light School

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application. Read more here.

Public or Private: Public
Federal Circuit: Third Circuit
Head of Institution: President David L Soltz
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Office of the President
400 E. Second St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
570-389-4526
dsoltz@bloomu.edu
Website: http://www.bloomu.edu

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On this page, FIRE has excerpted policies that address speech and expression. You may download the full policy in .pdf form, below.

Restrictions on Expressive Rights

Harassment Policies (Learn More)

Green light: Code of Conduct 12-13

A violation of the University Harassment and Discrimination Policy constitutes a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. The following statements outline this policy:

1. No person shall engage in harassing, intimidating, or threatening conduct. This includes stalking.
2. No person shall exhibit behavior that harms or threatens to harm another person or another person’s property. This includes but is not limited to harassing, intimidating or threatening conduct, physical harm, or conduct that results in property damage.
3. No person shall physically harm or exhibit threatening, intimidating, or harassing conduct toward a University employee related to the performance of his or her job.
4. No person shall physically harm or exhibit threatening, intimidating, or harassing conduct toward any party or witness involved in a judicial case or cause damage to his or her property with the intent of influencing outcomes or for retaliation.
5. No person shall engage in conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination based on another person’s race, color, sex, religion, age or national origin.
View full policy (PDF, 126 KB).

Green light: Harassment and Discrimination Policy 12-13

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or physical conduct of a sexual nature when such conduct is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive so as to have the effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance, educational performance, or creating a hostile or offensive environment.
Racial Harassment: Harassing or physical conduct that is directed at an individual because of his/her race, color, national origin or ethnicity, and that is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive so as to have the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or educational environment, which substantially limits or interferes with work or educational performance, or substantially limits or interferes with an individual’s employment or educational opportunities.
View full policy (PDF, 249 KB).

Posting Policies

Yellow light: Guide to Residence Hall Living: Room Decoration 12-13

Items on the outside of your door must be in good taste; not obscene or offensive
to anyone. If you think something is questionable, keep it inside your room.
View full policy (PDF, 80 KB).

Internet Usage Policies

Yellow light: Acceptable Use of Technology Policy 12-13

Use of the university information technology resources to transmit abusive, threatening, or harassing material, chain letters, spam, or other communications prohibited by state or federal law.
View full policy (PDF, 104 KB).

Advertised Commitments to Free Expression

Green light policy: Student Handbook: Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students- Preamble 12-13

Bloomsburg University exists for the
transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth,
the development of students, and the general
well-being of society. Free inquiry and free
expression are indispensable to the attainment
of these goals.
View full policy (PDF, 89 KB).

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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in December 2012. According to FIRE’s research the substantive policies are current at least until this date. Directory information, including the name of the president of the college or university, may have been updated more recently. If any policy has been revised, or if you believe that we are in error, please contact us.