Southerwestern College newspaper adviser MaxBranscomb lost compensation he would have received for advising the paperbecause of what the governing board calls "double dipping," but whatthe faculty union president calls retaliation resulting from controversialarticles.
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Mass. families challenge “political” choice of teaching materials under 1st Amendment
First Amendment lawyers are asking a federal appeals court in Boston to decide that students' First Amendment rights were violated when the state of Massachusetts deleted items from a list of "approved" history teaching materials, for what the students allege were political reasons.The case, Griswold v.
Estimated 10,000 issues of <i>Daily Wildcat</i> stolen at University of Arizona
Approximately 10,000 copies of The DailyWildcat, the official newspaper of the University of Arizona, were stolenaround 8:00 a.m.
High school students permitted to distribute previously censored newspaper
Boonville High School's superintendentreversed his decision to stop delivery of the first issue of the studentnewspaper to the student body, but still refused to allow its distribution tothe rest of its regular community audience members because of controversiallanguage and topics.
Independent student paper files lawsuit against Oregon State University
The Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Sept. 30against Oregon State University on behalf of the school's unofficialstudent paper, The Liberty, seeking to reverse the school's removalof newspaper distribution bins from campus.
University of New Hampshire investigates newspaper thefts
University of New Hampshire officials areinvestigating the theft of more than 4,000 copies of the student newspaper lastweek.
Va. high school plans to adjust newspaper policy
After adopting a student publications policy thatrevoked editorship rights from students and held the principal fully responsiblefor the content of student publications, high schools in the Fauquier CountyPublic Schools district are taking action to remove some of itslimitations.
JMU behavior code governs off-campus expression
Recent changes to the James Madison University (JMU)behavior code includes language that claims control over student expression,regardless of proximity to campus.
PRESS RELEASE: SPLC attorney hits milestone of public service
A college newspaper editor's attempt to gain access to previouslyclosed meetings of her student government was one of several telephone callsthat came into the Student Press Law Center on Wednesday.
Student journalists fear plan will allow administration to control content
Los Angeles City College (LACC) administrators and the school's student newspaper adviser and staff are at odds over a proposed plan to incorporate the newspaper's budget into the student activities department, a move student journalists fear would give administrators an opening to exercise prior review over the contents of the paper.