The principal said allowing the Gay Straight Alliance to be in the Rebelation would violate an Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District policy that requires the school to “take a neutral stance on homosexuality.”
Tag: Fall 2003
Student editors protest plans to implement media boards
Lawrence, along with four other editors and the adviser of The Tangerine, said they left the newspaper last semester in fear that the creation of a media board would lead to the school having control over the paper’s content.
Nude model sues over pictures that photographer says she consented to
\nILLINOIS -- A lawsuit filed against a student photojournalist could be decided based on whether the court believes he gained consent from a model.
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\nIn June, a nude figure model sued Columbia College in Chicago and its student-run magazine, claiming her privacy was violated when she was photographed for an article without providing her consent.
Teacher strike art covered up in yearbook
At West High School in Billings, more than 900 copies of the yearbook were handed out to students before administrators halted distribution because of a cartoon about that school year’s teacher strike.
Battle for college free speech continues
Celebrations over a ruling that upheld college journalists’ rights came to a halt in June when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit threw out its earlier pro-college press decision regarding the Governors State University newspaper and decided to rehear the case.
Students win in 'canes' case
Students at Westfield High School can now distribute literature before or after class without fear of reproach, due to the June settlement of a lawsuit filed by six students who were suspended for handing out religious-themed candy canes.
Criminalizing theft in question
Wen three students at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls emptied newspaper distribution bins all across campus and left ransom notes proclaiming themselves as the “Army of the Flying Squirrel,” the university took the act seriously.
Principal censors story of teacher's ties to underage actor, citing invasion of privacy
When two high school journalists reported on a teacher’s relationship with a Hollywood actor, they quickly learned that their definition of newsworthy did not coincide with their school’s. Administrators told the students their article could not be published because it was an invasion of privacy.
Papers stolen after reporting on fired coach, drug bust
On the day The Crimson White published a front-page story about Price’s firing,about 1,500 copies were stolen. Isom said he believes the theft was in protest of that story.
Open for discussion
The board of trustees at public colleges and universities has the crucial job of passing the school’s budget, hiring the president and approving policies that affect students. When its tasks turn sensitive, some boards have tried to keep their discussions private in hope of avoiding public scrutiny.