School administrators can place reasonable restrictions on the access rights of off-campus media to public schools, according to an opinion released by the state attorney general's office in June.
Tag: Fall 1996
Editor's firm stand on principle earns victory for h.s. journalists
Good things come to those who wait -- a lesson the former editor of Mountlake Terrace High School's student newspaper will never forget. Stacey Burns is one of a select group of high school journalists who fought a court subpoena and won.
'Co-ed Naked Band' victory
Advocates of free press rights for students gained ground in their fight this summer, thanks to the state supreme court's interpretation of the state student free expression law.
Court rules Eastern Michigan Foundation open to public, reverses lower court ruling
A state court of appeals ruled in January that the records and meetings of the Eastern Michigan University Foundation must be open to the public, overturning a lower court's decision.
Quote prompts destruction of Illinois paper
A 10-word quote by an extracurricular club's vice president prompted the confiscation and destruction of the senior issue of the school's newspaper, the culmination of two months of student effort.
Pennsylvania student journalist and professor rectify IRS 990 access problems at college
Thanks to a school policy at a private school in Reading, a student journalist and his class experienced public records access problems first hand.
Controversial yearbook spread removed
Sex, drugs, violence, religion and racism are all issues modern high school students are forced to make decisions about, but according to one community, the discussion of these issues in print is "inappropriate."
National associations and researchers voice opposition to federal law that would limit surveys of students
Students should not have to ask permission before participating in surveys, argued a group of national associations and research institutions in June.
Free expression laws kept from high school students
Millions of high school student journalists across the country remain without strong First Amendment protection under the 1988 Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision.
Suit filed by North Carolina paper for access to campus disciplinary hearings
The student newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has filed one of the first cases in history to gain access to student disciplinary hearings.