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Calif. district installs safeguards for student press freedom, but protests over censorship continue
In response to an ACLU letter that called for an investigation into the alleged censorship of an article in The Matador student newspaper, a California school district announced plans to better protect the student press, but critics have called the district's actions inadequate.
North Carolina Appeals Court upholds cyberbullying conviction over claims of First Amendment violations
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently upheld a criminal conviction of cyberbullying against a high school student who posted disparaging comments about a classmate on Facebook.
RELEASE: Protect students’ rights to express dissent with school dress codes, SPLC tells federal appeals court
In a friend-of-the-court brief with a federal court of appeals, the Student Press Law Center argues that a ruling which allowed a Nevada school to punish two brothers who non-disruptively protested a school uniform code should be overturned, on the basis of the First Amendment.
Two Kansas universities are in legal dispute over supervising student speech off campus
Kansas State University and Kansas University are involved in a legal dispute regarding how heavily universities can and should supervise student speech off campus under the guidelines set by Title IX.
Wisconsin appeals court rejects newspaper’s petition for access to school district notes
A Wisconsin appeals court recently ruled that notes made by school district officials during an investigation into hazing allegations are not public records under state law.
Texas high school student released from administrative directive, but questions still remain
The Texas high school student who was thrust into the national spotlight when a school administrator ordered him to take down his online photo gallery is awaiting confirmation that he will be allowed to repost his pictures.
NYC to appeal ruling opening schools' leadership meetings to public
The New York City Department of Education has directed school principals to ignore a state court decision holding that schools' decision-making bodies are subject to the state's open meetings law.
Colleges cannot enforce gag orders on sexual assault victims
A Pomona College student was told she could not share any details of the sanctions imposed on the man who sexually assaulted her twice, but the nondisclosure policy has no basis in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or the Clery Act.
Judge rules school security videos subject to FERPA protections
Security video footage of a public school should remain classified as an educational record under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Judge Michele Christiansen of the Utah Court of Appeals ruled May 29.