LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas Faculty Senate has affirmed free speech rights for faculty after a professor was placed on leave following a tweet.
The Faculty Senate statement says in part that the group endorses the principles of First Amendment rights, academic freedom and due process.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports the statement didn’t mention David Guth, who’s been on paid leave after a tweet last month after the Navy Yard shooting. Guth’s Twitter post said: “The blood is on the hands of the (hash)NRA. Next time, let it be YOUR sons and daughters. Shame on you. May God damn you.”
The faculty statement also suggests Guth’s leave appears to be a professional sanction, but the university says Guth’s leave was intended to avoid disruption of his classes.
