Yellow Light School

Florida A&M University College of Law

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: Eleventh Circuit
Head of Institution: Dean LeRoy Pernell
Florida A&M University College of Law
201 Beggs Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
Website: http://law.famu.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)

Yellow light: Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedures 11-12

Harassment shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Any slurs, innuendoes or other verbal or physical conduct reflecting on an
individual’s race, ethnic background, gender or handicapping condition which has the
purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational or work
environment; has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the
individual’s work or school performance or participation; or otherwise adversely
affects an individual’s employment or educational opportunities.
View full policy (PDF, 194 KB).

Green light: Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedures 11-12

Sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature when submission to such conduct is made either explicitly
or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or educational career;
submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for educational or
employment decisions affecting the individual; or such conduct has the purpose or
effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work or educational
performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working or educational
environment.
View full policy (PDF, 194 KB).

Green light: Student Handbook: Policy on Student Peer Harassment 11-12

Conduct will constitute peer harassment when that conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to limit a
reasonable student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the law school’s education program or if it creates a
hostile or abusive educational environment.
View full policy (PDF, 136 KB).

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The speech codes and policies above were last fully checked via internet and other research means by FIRE in July 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.