"But here's the problem: 'Hate speech' has no legal meaning in the United States, and the term is often used to describe speech that is constitutionally protected," FIRE reported. "The policy does provide its own definition of 'hate speech,' namely 'any form of communication that attacks, threatens, degrades, or insults a person or group based on their race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender variance, or any other group.'"
But FIRE, in a letter to the district, explains that "vague and subjective definition violates the First Amendment."
Actually, many analysts have said the First Amendment was created in order to protect offensive speech, because inoffensive comments – those that everyone would support – would need no special protection.
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