Tarrant County College
| Public or Private: | Public | |
| Federal Circuit: | Fifth Circuit | |
| Head of Institution: | Chancellor Erma J Hadley Tarrant County College 1500 Houston Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 817- 51-5822 |
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| Website: | http://www.tccd.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)
Student Handbook: Bullying 11-12
reported. Bullying will not be tolerated. ... Examples of bullying include:
1. Emotional: Being unfriendly, excluding, tormenting (e.g. hiding books, threatening gestures);
2. Physical: Pushing, kicking, hitting, punching or any use of violence;
3. Racist: Racial taunts, graffiti, gestures;
4. Sexual: Unwanted physical contact or sexually abusive comments;
5. Homophobic: Because of, or focusing on the issue of sexuality;
6. Verbal: Name-calling, sarcasm, spreading rumors, teasing;
7. Cyber: All areas of Internet, such as email and Internet chat room misuse, mobile threats by test
messaging and calls, and misuse of associated technology such as camera and video facilities.
Student Handbook: Discrimination, Harassment 11-12
physical, verbal or nonverbal conduct based on the student’s race, color, religion, gender, national origin,
sexual orientation, disability, or on any other basis prohibited by law, that is so severe, persistent, or
pervasive that the conduct:
1. Affects a student’s ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program or activity, or
creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile or offensive educational environment;
2. Has the purpose or effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with the student’s academic
performance; or
3. Otherwise adversely affects the student’s educational opportunities.
Internet Usage Policies
Student Handbook: Social Media 11-12
institutional voice by remaining professional in tone and in good taste.
Acceptable Use Guidelines for Computing and Technology Resources 11-12
Users shall not: 1. Send unsolicited email messages, including the sending of Spam, "junk mail" or other advertising material to individuals who
did not specifically request such material.
2. Transmit any form of harassment via electronic communications, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages.
Violations of electronic communications use include, but are not limited to, accessing, downloading, uploading, saving,
receiving, or sending material that includes sexually explicit content or other material using vulgar, sexist, racist, threatening,
violent, or defamatory language.
Other Speech Codes
Student Handbook: Speech, Expression and Assembly 11-12
Advertised Commitments to Free Expression
Student Handbook: Speech, Expression and Assembly 11-12
the mission of the College District. Students, faculty/staff members have the right to assemble, to speak,
and to attempt to attract the attention of others, and corresponding rights to hear the speech of others
when they choose to listen, and to ignore the speech of others when they choose not to listen.
philosophical, ideological or academic controversy anticipated or actually experienced at the
event. All fees will be based on the number of officers required for an uncontroversial event of
the same size and kind, in the same place and at the same time of day, handling the same amount
of cash.
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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in March 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.
