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Beyond Cancel Culture: Envisioning a New Era of Speech and Expression at Thacher
The US has always had a unique cultural and legal commitment to the freedom of speech and expression, as outlined in the First Amendment of its constitution. But there is increasing public anxiety today surrounding whether freedom of expression is a de jure ideal or a de facto bottom line for our educational institutions. How do we reinstate a climate that promotes free and productive debate at Thacher? Come and learn about the value of free speech, how its currently under attack, and most importantly how Thacher can re-evaluate its regulations to facilitate free speech.
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The US has always had a unique cultural and legal commitment to the freedom of speech and expression, as outlined in the First Amendment of its constitution. But there is increasing public anxiety today surrounding whether freedom of expression is a de jure ideal or a de facto bottom line for our educational institutions. How do we reinstate a climate that promotes free and productive debate at Thacher? Come and learn about the value of free speech, how its currently under attack, and most importantly how Thacher can re-evaluate its regulations to facilitate free speech.
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A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
Thacher is committed to maintaining an atmosphere of respect and dignity free from harassment. Our school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, or any other characteristics protected by state or federal law in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, tuition assistance, and athletic and other school-administered programs, or any other basis in law.