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Tag: Arkansas

Censored Ark. yearbook heads to the printer, but student editor says she'll continue fight

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March 21, 2014September 5, 2018 Lydia Coutré

A censored version of Sheridan High School’s yearbook will be sent to the printer without the student profiles — including one of a gay student — that sparked a dispute between student editors and administrators.

Tagged Arkansas, lgbt, Sheridan High School, yearbooks

Arkansas high school administration censors yearbook profile of gay student

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March 13, 2014September 5, 2018 Lydia Coutré

Despite state law that protects student expression, administrators at an Arkansas high school are trying to pull student feature profiles from the yearbook.

Tagged Arkansas, Arkansas Student Publications Act, LGBT issues, Sheridan High School

Police investigating newspaper theft at Ark. university

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April 3, 2012September 5, 2018 Emily Summars

Morethan 1,000 copies of The Forumstudent newspaper were stolen March 13 and 14 from the University of Arkansasat Little Rock.

Tagged Arkansas, The Forum, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

After controversial sorority story, Arkansas State papers disappear

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March 31, 2011September 5, 2018 Nathan Hardin

TheArkansas State University Herald joinedthe list of alleged 2011 newspaper theft victims March 17 when issuesdisappeared from stands two hours after distribution.

Tagged Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Herald

Ark. college faces consecutive weeks of vanishing newspapers

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March 9, 2011September 5, 2018 Nathan Hardin

Newspapers have vanished from the stands two consecutive weeks at Henderson State University, and it’s not from extensive readership.

Tagged Arkansas, Henderson State University, Oracle

Supreme Court denies review of armband case

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March 6, 2009September 5, 2018 Jaclyn Hirsch

The United States Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case raising the issue of schools' authority to punish students for wearing protest armbands.

Tagged Ark., Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Watson Chapel School District

Law professor drops defamation suit against student group after school clears his name

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December 11, 2008December 4, 2018 Liz White

ARKANSAS -- Richard Peltz, a law professor at the University ofArkansas at Little Rock, has dropped a defamation lawsuit against two formerstudents and a law group after a school investigation determined that thecharges of racism against him were unfounded.

Tagged Arkansas, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Arkansas school district asks Supreme Court to hear black armband case

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December 2, 2008December 4, 2018 Alberto D. Morales

The Watson Chapel School District has filed apetition to have the United States Supreme Court decide the legality ofpunishing students for wearing protest armbands.

Tagged Arkansas, Watson Chapel School District

1,300 newspapers stolen from racks at Univ. of Central Ark.

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September 26, 2008September 5, 2018 Erica Walters

Echoes could be heard -- but not read -- throughout the University of Central Arkansas's empty news racks Sept. 17 when 1,300 copies of The Echo, the student newspaper, were stolen.

Tagged Arkansas, The Echo<, University of Central Arkansas

Appellate court rules school district violated First Amendment rights of students who wore black armbands to school

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September 8, 2008December 4, 2018 Alberto D. Morales

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals uphelda lower court's decision saying students who protested their school district'suniform policy in 2006 had a right to do so under the First Amendment.

Tagged Arkansas, Watson Chapel School District

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