The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to decide if personal messages sent from teachers' district e-mail accounts are considered public records and should be released.
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Judge rules against district's affirmative defenses in high school censorship, adviser case
A California school district will likely have a harder time defending itself from a lawsuit filed by several high school journalists and their adviser after a district judge denied most of its affirmative defenses this month.
Judge dismisses free speech lawsuit against Regent University
A former Regent University law student has less than a month to decide if he wants to appeal the rejection of his lawsuit after it was thrown out of a U.S. District Court on June 5.
<i>Chicago Tribune</i> files suit against University of Illinois over applicant grades, test scores
The Chicago Tribune filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill., after attempts to get previously redacted information was met with a letter of denial from university President B. Joseph White citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Student apologizes after hiding profanity on cover of high school yearbook
A student tasked with designing the cover of an Ohio high school yearbook slipped some profanity into the image, forcing administrators to temporarily halt distribution.
Penn State alumni ask board to reconsider firing of longtime newspaper adviser
Students and alumni at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa., are upset over the firing of the independent student newspaper's news adviser and are putting pressure on the newspaper's board to reverse the decision.
Ore. school board decides not to change school publication policy after parents call for greater oversight
Student journalists at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Ore., will not see much of a change to their publications code after the school board rejected pleas from parents to place greater restrictions on the student publication.
Students disciplined over beer photo in yearbook
Students responsible for sneaking a photo into the yearbook at an Illinois high school have been punished for their actions.
Principal withholds student magazine because of tattoo story, cover
A California principal has confiscated copies of a student magazine, claiming its cover image promotes gang life and telling its staff they cannot distribute the issue.
Va. Tech files lawsuit against W. Va. State Police over 1998 student disappearance records
The student newspaper at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., is suing the West Virginia State Police in an effort to obtain documents about a student who went missing over a decade ago.