AZ SB 1467 Would Make It Illegal to Teach Law, History, or Literature (or have sex, ever)

[L. Coyote]

http://studentactivism.net/2012/02/09/arizona-law-sb-1467-would-make-it-illegal-to-teach-law-history-or-literature/

Just when you thought the Arizona legislature was out of bad ideas.

SB 1467, newly introduced in the Arizona State Senate, would force schools and universities to suspend, fine, and ultimately fire any teacher or professor who “engage[d] in speech or conduct that would violate the standards adopted by the federal communications commission concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity if that speech or conduct were broadcast on television or radio.”

For the first offense, you’d get a one-week suspension without pay. For the second offense, two weeks. For the third, a pink slip. ...

... You’re violating the law if you engage “in speech or conduct” that would violate FCC standards .... If this law passes, it will be illegal for any “person who provides classroom instruction” in the state of Arizona to have sex.

Or pee.

Ever.

[HopeHoops]

1. Is there a contest or something to see which state can be the fucking dumbest?

Sure seems like it. Corbett's working on PA's candidacy.

[Drale]

3. This is a sterotype but

What do you expect from a state filled with old grumpy people who hate young people because they "didn't act like that when they where that age". In my opinion Florida has the same issue.

[HopeHoops]

7. Yeah, and bullshit they didn't act like that.

[Initech]

9. I'm pretty sure Arizona won Bill Maher's "Stupidest State" contest a couple years ago.

It was either that or Florida I cant remember.

[Swede Atlanta]

2. There is a reason for the FCC rules.......

I am not opposed to reasonable review and approval of material used for younger children under say the age of 16. Maybe this needs to be extended through high school and give local school boards the ability to determine the appropriateness of certain materials. While this amounts to censorship I am not opposed to giving local communities control over what goes on in their public schools.

But......I am totally opposed to any censorship, by regulation, of materials used in colleges and universities. There may be "censorship" by way of university or departmental policy in terms of materials used to teach certain subjects but those should be taken by the faculty themselves based on the specific facts and conditions are their school.

Colleges and universities should be largely free from social strictures because by their very nature they are there to expose students to a broad array of information.

[Drale]

4. I had sex ed first in 5th grade

According to these freaks, sex ed is offensive and indecent.

[kenfrequed]

5. What the hell is wrong with Arizona?

I don't recall it being that insane down there when I was stationed at Ft Huachuca in the 90's.

[Ecumenist]

8. Kenfrequed, I go Arizona on an average of every 3 weeks and I have to tell you that it

it is INDEED that crazy and hateful. It is the most FUCKED UP state I have EVER had the misfortune to visit and I can truly say that I HATE going there. The everyday people, by and large, are good and decent however, there are too many racist and kooky nuts there who are just hateful and unbalanced. So, appparently, it isn't the same place you remember from the 90's.

[L. Coyote]

11. Likewise, I was there for a decade. It is redneck, but recently has gotten really weird.

I hope the jan Brewer recall puts things back into perspective a bit.

[d_r]

6. have you ever seen those graphic anti-abortion displays

that they put on campuses? this would make those illegal.

[AsahinaKimi]

10. I wonder how long it will be before

Education becomes illegal? What idiots.