Neshaminy High School administrators confiscated the student newspaper’s final issue of the year Friday, after students printed the paper without administrative approval following renewed disagreement over the students’ ban on the word “Redskins.”
Author: Dani Kass
Neshaminy newspaper adviser named Pennsylvania journalism teacher of the year
The last few months for the students of Neshaminy High School’s The Playwickian haven’t been easy. As the student staff has fought administrators for editorial control, their adviser Tara Huber has stood behind them at every step. Tuesday night, Huber found out she was being named Journalism Teacher of the Year by the Pennsylvania High School Press Association.
“It makes it worth continuing to fight the good fight,” Huber said.
In October, the staff announced they wouldn’t use the word Redskin – the school’s mascot – because they say it’s a racial slur. Administrators pushed back and demanded students print it.
Meet Dani Kass, one of SPLC's summer interns
Hi there! I'm Dani Kass, one of the new interns at SPLC. I just graduated from the University of Missouri – Columbia in May with degrees in journalism and Russian. I'm passionate about transparency and accountability, and I get way too excited to dig through public records and mine data. I can't wait to bring that passion to covering student press rights.
Most recently I worked at The Columbia Missourian, where I covered the wrongful conviction case of Ryan Ferguson, who was released from prison nearly a decade after being convicted of murder, and a homicide at a Veterans Hospital that ended in an insanity plea. I also used data to debunk theories about rising crime.
Between reporting shifts, I worked in the resource room at Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., uploading contest entries, helping fill requests from reporters and finding stories for the Extra Extra blog. I'll also be working at their conference in June. Come say hi if you'll be there!
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