Date
MIRIAM COLLEGE FOUNDATION VS» CA
GR NO. 127930, Pec 15,2000
Frets’
The members of the cditoria! leoard of the school paper
were subjected to A inary Janction wy the college piscipline
Committee after letters of complaint were fled before the
Board following tne Publication of the School paper that contains
elscene, vulgar end sexually explicit contents. The Committee Fund
the defendants guilty and imyasied Upon discipinary actions.
Defendants filed. before the court for pronibeition with
__pretiminacy wjunction and queittening the J
Discipline Besed over tne detendenis.
Issue:
Whether tine petitener has the power to discipline and
disemies Me SHadente.
Yes. Section 5 (2) Prticle XN of the Constitution gurrantees
ai) ing Hhttions af higher le@rning academic freedom. hic tact -
Futons! academic freedom Includes the right Of the school or
Coltege 4 decide for iteclf. 1 dims wd objetives, and how the
bev to H42iIn them fice from oubtide mercion or Inderferoace
Save poscibly when tne overriding public welkere coils for uome
Ceedegint. The power of the senor! dy investignde we On Adjunct
of ite Power to wuspend or capel. thorctore, Midiem College
fomdriion her the power to
ine Ord ditemie chdents.