Liability Discussion to What Extent, Thesis

For example, drunk and disorderly behavior might be a minor infraction in the real world, but a student who continually disrupts the community can be asked to leave it, given the risk he or she poses to other students. But colleges must guard against assuming responsibility for student's hurt feelings -- for example, it is conceivable that having overly stringent hate speech standards that could limit the ability of a school newspaper to support the teaching of Huckleberry Finn in the classroom.

There are many grey areas -- for example, does a university have a responsibility to expel a student recently diagnosed with a severe mental disorder who might be dangerous to others, even though he has never acted in a dangerous fashion? Whose rights hold sway, and by allowing him to remain does the school make itself liable if something bad happens? Do students illegally using the Internet to download music make the school liable for their conduct, if it occurs on a school computer? Balancing rights is a delicate matter, and making the university responsible for the conduct of all of its students will force the university to place extreme constraints upon students, yet the university must still act responsibly regarding student safety......