Signed by Gov. Joan Finney in 1992, the law (K.S.A. 72-7209 – 72-7211) protects the press freedom of Kansas’s public school student journalists and their advisers. The law says that student journalists cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances, and that advisers cannot be penalized for refusing to infringe on… Continue reading A Guide to Kansas’s Student Publications Act
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Signed by Gov. Phil Scott in 2017, the law protects the press freedom of Vermont’s student journalists and their advisers. The law says that student journalists cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances, and that advisers cannot be penalized for refusing to infringe on their students’ press rights. This brochure,… Continue reading A Guide to Vermont’s New Voices Law
Signed by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 2, 2017 and effective as of October 1, 2017, the law protects the press freedom rights of Nevada’s public school student journalists and their advisers. The law says that pupil publications cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances, and that advisers cannot be… Continue reading A Guide to Nevada’s New Voices Law
Signed by Gov. Lawrence Hogan in 2016, the law protects the press freedom of Maryland’s public school and public college or university student journalists and their advisers. The law says that student media cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances, and that advisers cannot be penalized for refusing to infringe… Continue reading A Guide to Maryland’s New Voices Act
Courts have made clear that mandatory prior review at a public college violates the First Amendment.
Signed by Gov. Theodore R. Kulongoski in 2007, the law protects the press freedom of Oregon’s public high school, college and university student journalists. The law says that student media cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances. This brochure, which was last updated in August 2023, provides information about the… Continue reading A Guide to Oregon’s New Voices Law
Since 1977, California has adopted several laws to protect the press freedom of California’s student journalists at all levels of education and in public and private schools. The laws say that student media cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances, and that advisers cannot be penalized for refusing to infringe… Continue reading A Guide to California’s Student Press Freedom Laws
Signed by Gov. Jim Justice in March 2023, the law protects the press freedom of West Virginia’s public school and university student journalists and their advisers. The law says that student journalism cannot be censored by school officials, except in certain very narrow circumstances, and that advisers cannot be penalized for refusing to infringe on… Continue reading A Guide to West Virginia’s Student Journalism Press Freedom Protection Act
A tense public battle over content in a Florida high school yearbook was overblown, according to public records obtained by SPLC.
