@jym626 You say,
“I think you read more into my post than was there. I made no reference to the constitutionality of the suspensions. I merely said that they may have violated the school code of conduct (which addressed behaviors separate from the constitutional “freedom of speech issue”), and possible reasons for their suspension. they have rules, and the students likely sign the conduct code when they enroll. And if they violate it, there are consequences.”
I don’t understand what you mean. You do understand that at a public university a speech code can’t trump,the constitution right? Even if you sign an agreement to abide by that code, there cannot be any consequences for doing so if it would violate a students First Anendment rights. You can not be asked by a government institution to waive your Constiutional rights in exchange for attending a university. ( military service academies may be different …it’s not clear)
In other words with a regular public University that code is meaningless to the extent it conflicts with the Constitution. This is well settled under US Supreme Court law.
When dealing with a public University even after you know that the university code has been violated you must consider the Constitution before you know if the consequences can be legally implemented.