SPLC commends the Seminole County School Board for rejecting the censorship of the Lyman High School yearbook and compromising with students.
SPLC commends the reversal of censorship at Lyman High School in Florida
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Censorious Attacks on Student Press Freedom: SPLC Co-Sponsors Panel at World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Uruguay
For World Press Freedom Day, the Student Press Law Center and PEN America co-sponsored a panel discussion at the UNESCO Global Conference.
Censored Editorial: Students, not suspects๏ฟผ๏ฟผ๏ฟผ
The Student Press Law Center is republishing this censored editorial in full after Texas High School removed it.
Texas High School censors “well written and legally clean” editorial about drug searchingย
๐งตHigh school students in Texas are fighting back against censorship of an editorial critiquing the school searching students' cars for drugs. SPLC attorneys say the story was well written and legally clean.
What is all this talk about โProhibited Conceptsโ and how does it affect student journalists?
All around the country, an alarming trend has emerged: state governments are adopting school curriculum restrictions - some of which may impact student journalists. Called โanti-CRTโ, โdivisive conceptsโ or โdonโt say gayโ laws, these laws significantly - and often ambiguously - restrict what can and cannot be discussed in school materials. For student journalists, this… Continue reading What is all this talk about โProhibited Conceptsโ and how does it affect student journalists?
Teenage journalism prodigy rallies her peers to stand up to censorship
Hilde Lysiak encourages her peers to pursue the truth and stand up to censorship and intimidation, because their stories matter.
Survey: Has your school censored chosen names and/or pronouns?
SPLC is collecting information on the censorship student journalists are facing regarding use of chosen names and preferred pronouns.ย
Uncertainty, censorship of chosen names, and adviser burnout โ SPLC staff reflects on convention conversations๏ฟผ
SPLC taught nine workshops over the course of three days at the National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles, covering topics ranging from New Voices training sessions to copyright law to reporting on #MeToo. During this time, SPLC staff connected with hundreds of young student journalists, advisors and teachers from across the country. Being… Continue reading Uncertainty, censorship of chosen names, and adviser burnout โ SPLC staff reflects on convention conversations๏ฟผ
Breaking down yearbook censorship in 2022๏ฟผ
It's hard to overstate the importance of yearbooks as a form of student journalism. Yearbooks give students a platform to capture what their lives have been like throughout an academic year โ a function that's even more crucial in the current moment, where students are living through so many challenging national and global circumstances. Yearbooks… Continue reading Breaking down yearbook censorship in 2022๏ฟผ
Students across the US “Unmute Themselves” for 4th annual Student Press Freedom Day
On Feb. 24 student journalists and national press freedom organizations across the United States stood up and celebrated Student Press Freedom Day. Embracing the theme of โUnmute Yourself,โ students and allies across the country did just that. Student Press Freedom Day is an annual nationwide event that recognizes student journalists, raises awareness of challenges facing… Continue reading Students across the US “Unmute Themselves” for 4th annual Student Press Freedom Day