Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities: Discrimination, Harassment, Bias and Other Related Responses- Definitions

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Hate Speech:

Any form of expression through which speakers intend to denigrate, vilify, or incite hatred against a group or a class of persons based on their actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual identity, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, or other protected trait, without inciting violence or creating a clear and present danger. In some contexts, hate speech may be protected by principles of free expression.