The Student Press Law Center is alarmed by reports by the Indiana Daily Student that administrators issued orders to interfere with content decisions and fired their long-time adviser.
SPLC condemns IU censorship order, adviser firing
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Lawrence HS censors student journalists after they sue district
Lawrence High School officials are illegally censoring student journalists and intimidating their adviser in the wake of a recent lawsuit, according to a new court motion.
SPLC, SPRC express support for Illinois yearbook criticized for Gaza war quote
Ahead of a board meeting tonight for Glenbrook Township High School District 225, the Student Press Law Center and the Journalism Education Association’s Scholastic Press Rights Committee sent a letter affirming the student journalists’ role in reflecting various viewpoints among the student body, especially those on sensitive topics.
Lawsuit alleges California principal bullied, retaliated against student newspaper
Two California student journalists and a student media adviser have sued their district and administration, accusing them of “bullying, threatening and coerc[ing]” the student newspaper staff to “save face” and then retaliating by cutting a journalism class and removing the adviser.
Students who fought high school censorship in California, Nebraska win 2023 Courage Award
SPLC is proud to honor The Pearl Post and the Viking Saga with the 2023 High School Courage in Student Journalism Award!
Nebraska court cautions against illegal student media censorship in lawsuit dismissal
A Nebraska judge warned school officials that censoring student media based on content they disagree with could violate the First Amendment.
CA student newspaper threatens to sue school for alleged retaliation over sexual harassment story
A CA student newspaper has threatened to sue their school after officials removed the adviser and cut the school’s intro to journalism class.
SPLC warns Oregon district that yearbook censorship may violate New Voices law
Vale School District officials recently said they are overriding their students’ decisions and reprinting the 2022-23 Vale High School yearbook because it contained language that, in the superintendent’s words, “may elicit negative emotions.”
Records show opposition to Lyman yearbook overblown
A tense public battle over content in a Florida high school yearbook was overblown, according to public records obtained by SPLC.
Yearbook editors overcome intimidation, censorship so they can ‘represent every student’
When IL yearbook student editors Sakura Honda and Hannah Sawyer faced censorship threats over LGBTQIA+-related content, they fought back.