Louisiana § RS 17:3399.39 - Right to individual dignity; each student's right to be free from discrimination on the basis of political ideas, affiliations, or ideology

§ RS 17:3399.39. Right to individual dignity; each student's right to be free from discrimination on the basis of political ideas, affiliations, or ideology

            A. Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of Louisiana guarantees that each person, including a college or university student, has the right to "individual dignity" and further provides that protections are guaranteed against discrimination based upon the student's "political ideas or affiliations".

            B. A public postsecondary education management board shall make reasonable efforts to protect students from discrimination on the basis of political ideas, affiliations, or ideology.

            C. No professor or instructor who teaches a class to students at an institution of higher education shall impose the professor's or instructor's political views onto students and, therefore, shall be prohibited from doing any of the following:

            (1) Requiring a student to attend a political protest or engage in any other political activity outside of the classroom that aligns with the political views of the professor or instructor.

            (2) Requiring a student to participate in a certain political activity outside of the classroom as a condition of obtaining the letter grade to which the student would otherwise be entitled based upon the student's actual academic performance in the class.

            Acts 2024, No. 584, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.