Speech Codes- What is the Court's Problem?

I have always strongly believed in the importance of the First Amendment and am weary of any action the government might take that would limit a person's freedom of speech, but after reading about speech codes on college campuses, I have to ask myself, what is the court's problem? I usually do not believe in a school's right to limit a student's freedom of speech, but I have come to the conclusion that it really does depend on the matter they are speaking about. If a student wants to make a political statement and chooses to protest a certain law or policy of the government in a non-violent and non-aggressive way, the student should have every right to do so. However, if the student is abusing his or her freedom of speech by using it as an excuse to verbally or socially attack a certain group of people based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or political views, this should not be allowed on a school's campus. Intolerance of prejudice acts, such handing out racial fliers or burning crosses in front of where an African American lives, should be enforced and punishment should come to those who choose to personally attack an individual or a specific group of people. Fighting words are any form of speech that is expected to cause an immediate violent reaction from people, and this form of speech is not protected under the First Amendment. I strongly believe that prejudice actions and attacks on specific individuals or groups should be considered fighting words and therefore not be accepted on college campuses. Many schools have tried to enforce speech codes but failed because the court decided that the codes are unjust and that the school should not have the power to limit a student's rights to share an opinion, no matter how unpopular, unfair, or offensive the student's behavior might be. I can not bring myself to understand why a college would condone the mental or verbal abuse from one student to another and I hope to see this change in the near future.