VIRGINIA -- A Fairfax County high school has removed a newspaper adviser and said it will revise school policy on student publications after the student newspaper released two controversial issues in March.
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Student appeals libel case stemming from campus crime alert
RHODE ISLAND -- A former Johnson & Wales University student who sued the school for libel after it released a crime alert falsely identifying him as an attacker is appealing a district court's summary judgment in favor of the university.
Free-speech advocates see silver lining to Supreme Court decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Many of the nation's free-speech advocates are focusing on what they call the silver lining to Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Morse v. Frederick.
Experts say Alito key factor in 'Bong Hits' decision
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- If some justices could have had their way, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" signs might be protected student expression, while another justice might have stripped First Amendment rights from public high school students completely.
Department of Education reviewing Eastern Michigan U. campus crime procedures
MICHIGAN -- The U.S. Department of Education is reviewing Eastern Michigan University after school administrators failed to alert the campus community that a woman had been murdered in her dormitory room.
High school apologizes for removing reference to God from yearbook
ARIZONA -- A Maricopa County high school has apologized to a student for deleting a reference to God out of his school yearbook profile.
Family claims discipline caused student suicide
CALIFORNIA -- The family of a middle school student is alleging that the disciplinary action the school took on the student for leaving campus to attend an immigration rally violated his free speech rights and drove him to commit suicide.
Framingham State students pay for stolen newspapers
MASSACHUSETTS -- Framingham State College students who admitted to stealing between 800 and 1,000 copies of the student newspaper, The Gatepost, are reimbursing the paper, said Mari Megias, a university spokeswoman.
Central Connecticut State U. task force releases report on student newspaper
CONNECTICUT -- The final report of a task force reviewing the operating procedures of Central Connecticut State University's student newspaper has recommended hiring a full-time media adviser, creating a journalism major and providing ongoing professional development training.
UPDATED: Student blogger loses libel suit in California small claims court
CALIFORNIA -- A student blogger at the University of California at Berkeley lost a small claims libel lawsuit filed against him by a FrontPageMag.com columnist whose articles the student's blog scrutinized.