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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Statement: Lyman High School yearbook censorship shows Florida needs to adopt New Voices legislation
The censorship of the Lyman High School yearbook is an extreme misuse of power by Seminole County Public Schools administrators.
Censored Editorial: Students, not suspects
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 searching
🧵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.
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.
Uncertainty, censorship of chosen names, and adviser burnout — SPLC staff reflects on convention conversations
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 — SPLC staff reflects on convention conversations
Breaking down yearbook censorship in 2022
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 — 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
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 “Unmute Yourself,” 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
5 tips for new advisers, from an experienced adviser
New advisers, start the school year on the right note by following this simple advice from a veteran journalism educator.
SPLC calls on Superintendent at Bigelow High School to reprint censored yearbook pages with an apology
On Friday, August 13, SPLC executive director Hadar Harris sent a letter to East End School District (Arkansas) Superintendent Heidi Wilson asking that she reprint pages which had been ripped from the Bigelow High School yearbook and distribute them to the full school community. Harris further asked that the Superintendent attach a formal written apology… Continue reading SPLC calls on Superintendent at Bigelow High School to reprint censored yearbook pages with an apology