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Tag: high school

CENSORSHIP ALERT: Student paper shut down for LGBTQIA+ coverage

Censorship Alert
SPLC News
November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Student Press Law Center

School officials at Northwest Public Schools in Nebraska shut down the Viking Saga after the paper covered LGBTQIA+ issues.

Tagged censorship, high school, Nebraska, recent-news

Red Flag: My principal delayed their review of a story long after we wanted to publish it

Red Flag
Blog
September 14, 2022September 22, 2022 Student Press Law Center

Administrators cannot use prior review to unreasonably delay a story’s publication. This is a red flag for censorship.

Tagged censorship, high school, prior review, recent-news, red flag

SPLC, joined by 22 orgs and individuals, sends letter urging district to withdraw disciplinary action against CA adviser

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SPLC News
September 8, 2022September 13, 2022 Student Press Law Center

The Student Press Law Center sent a letter urging Superintendent Carvalho to withdraw the disciplinary matter against adviser Adriana Chavira.

Tagged Adriana Chavira, adviser, California, high school, letter, news-release, Pearl Post, press-release, recent-news

Red Flag: School officials keep calling us into endless meetings

Red Flag
Blog
August 31, 2022September 22, 2022 Student Press Law Center

Censorship isn't always cut and dry. That's why, for the next few weeks, the Student Press Law Center is highlighting some common red flags — so you can keep an eye out for censorship.

Tagged censorship, college, high school, recent-news, red flag

Red Flag: My principal demands to read everything before we publish

Red Flag
Blog
August 17, 2022August 25, 2022 Student Press Law Center and Student Press Law Center

Censorship isn't always cut and dry. That's why, for the next few weeks, the Student Press Law Center is highlighting some common red flags — so you can keep an eye out for censorship.

Tagged censorship, high school, recent-news, red flag

SPLC commends the reversal of censorship at Lyman High School in Florida

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SPLC News
May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Student Press Law Center

SPLC commends the Seminole County School Board for rejecting the censorship of the Lyman High School yearbook and compromising with students.

Tagged censorship, Florida, high school, Lyman High School, press-release, recent-news, yearbook, yearbook censorship

Statement: Lyman High School yearbook censorship shows Florida needs to adopt New Voices legislation

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SPLC News
May 10, 2022May 11, 2022 Student Press Law Center

The censorship of the Lyman High School yearbook is an extreme misuse of power by Seminole County Public Schools administrators.

Tagged Florida, high school, press-release, recent-news, yearbook, yearbook censorship

Censored Editorial: Students, not suspects

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Blog
May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Doug Kyles, Tiger Times Editor-in-Chief

The Student Press Law Center is republishing this censored editorial in full after Texas High School removed it.

Tagged censorship, editorial, high school, recent-news, Texas

Texas High School censors “well written and legally clean” editorial about drug searching 

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Blog
May 5, 2022May 19, 2022 Student Press Law Center

🧵High 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.

Tagged censorship, editorial, high school, new voices, recent-news, Texas

Teenage journalism prodigy rallies her peers to stand up to censorship

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Hilde Lysiak delivers her keynote speech to a crowded room of student journalists.
Blog
April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Theo Nastase

Hilde Lysiak encourages her peers to pursue the truth and stand up to censorship and intimidation, because their stories matter.

Tagged censorship, high school, prohibited concepts, recent-news

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