McPherson High School's student newspaper staffwill run a previously censored column Friday explaining the spread of whitespace that was printed in the preceding issue after Adviser Todd Brittinghamclaimed the right to censor articles he deemed controversial.
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Supreme Court asked to decide whether Hazelwood allows school to censor kindergarten mom’s Bible reading
In the landmark Hazelwood case, the Supreme Court decided that schools have greater leeway to censor “curricular” speech that is, or could easily be mistaken for, the official voice of the school.
Pa. student journalists arrested while covering G-20 protests
Student journalists for the University ofPittsburgh's Pitt News were arrested September 25 while reportingon protests of the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh.
PRESS RELEASE: Wisconsin college editor honored for open-records advocacy
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Jonathan Anderson, former Editor-in-Chief of the UWMPost at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is the 2009 winner of the"College Press Freedom Award" for his tireless advocacy in pressingfor greater access to public records from the university and its studentgovernment association.
Kenyon College policy limits journalists' access to Board of Trustees
Student journalists at Kenyon College are fighting apolicy that limits their access to decision-makers by making the president thecontact person for the Board of Trustees.
UCA cites FERPA as reason for withholding scholarship information
The University of Central Arkansas is withholdinginformation about the distribution of presidential scholarships, some of whichwere reportedly given as political favors, saying the release of informationwould be a violation of students' Family Educational Rights and PrivacyAct (FERPA) rights.
Policy gives administrators editorship of Va. high school newspaper
Student editors at Fauquier High School came backfrom summer break to find their positions as editors revoked by way of a newpolicy enacted by the school board that declares the principal and adviser asco-editors and the students as assistants.
Court says sexual harassment policy blocks students' First Amendment rights
A federal district court ruled last week that theLos Angeles Community College District (LACCD) sexual harassment policy, whichalso governs campus speech, was overly broad in blocking students' FirstAmendment rights.
FIRE blames newspaper's ad refusal on school's 'culture of fear'
A free speech group blames "a culture of fear" at Bucknell Universityfor the student newspaper's refusal to run an ad criticizing theuniversity.
Former Ariz. high school student journalists continue censorship battle
Former Thunderbird High School student journalists arepursuing legal action in an attempt to continue fighting a battle overcensorship of their high school's newspaper, The Challenge.