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Anti-Hazelwood campaigns launched in 3 states
As a growing number of high school students find themselves facing legal battles regarding censorship, legislators are trying to establish or change existing laws regarding student expression and student press rights.
Pa. bill lets students choose photographer
A state bill was introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 23 that, if it becomes law, would allow all students--elementary and high school--to have portraits taken by a photographer of their choosing included in the yearbook, rather than one the school or yearbook staff has chosen.
H.S. editor fired over article
Troy High School officials wrongfully justified their firing of the editor of the student newspaper with a section of the state education code that requires parental permission before schools question students about their sex lives, according to a legal analyst for the California Department of Education.
Court orders retrial in teacher's suit
Students' rights to publish and distribute underground newspapers could be in jeopardy after a recent court ruling raised the possibility that administrators could be held liable for harassing content.
Censored high school columnist takes case to court
After failing to reach an agreement during court-mandated mediation, a high school student whose opinion column was banned from the student newspaper will face his school district in court over claims of First Amendment violations.
School kills policy of blocking victims' names
The state attorney general squashed a short-lived policy created by the University of Kentucky to black out victims' names on police incident reports, saying it violated the state's open-records law.
All quiet on Hosty v. Carter front
College media advocates have been on the edge of their seats since January 2004 awaiting a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hosty v. Carter -- a ruling that was expected months ago.
Officials replace student newspaper
Two months after Manatee Community College officially dissolved the student newspaper the Lance, the paper’s editor in chief, Jim Malec, says he will not let the publication die.
Full speed ahead for Hampton Script
After the first issue of Hampton University's student newspaper was postponed in September due to the lack of an adviser, the Script now has three new advisers, new editorial policies and a better staff morale, adviser Kia Dupree said.