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UD denies indoctrination charge
The University of Delaware denies a civil rights group's charge that the school's residence life education program forces university-approved views on students.
WDEL's Frank Gerace reports.
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UD officials released a statement Wednesday saying far from stifling free speech, the
non-mandatory program encourages it, presenting participants with a range of ideas "to
stimulate conversation and debate" on various topics.
Tuesday, The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, said the
university's residence life education program amounts to an "Orwellian" attempt at
thought control that violates students' rights to freedom of conscience and freedom from
compelled speech.
In calling for the program to be eliminated. FIRE claimed program participants have
to subscribe to University-approved views on issues including politics, race, sexuality
and the environment.
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