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Tag: Missouri
Appeals court overturns ruling in case involving suspended Missouri high school bloggers
A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that allowed two high school students to return to their school after they were suspended for creating a blog about their classmates that the school said was disruptive.
Mizzou changes course, opts not to pursue discipline of editors behind April Fools' edition
The University of Missouriabandoned its student conduct investigation Thursday of two former studentnewspaper editors who recently resigned over a controversial April Fools'edition of The Maneater.
Mo. students sue after blog posts land them six-month suspensions
Twoparents are suing the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District for violating theirsons’ First Amendment rights after administrators suspended them for six monthsover an online blog about the school.
Court orders Mo. district to stop blocking pro-LGBT websites
Afederal district court ruled Wednesday that a school district likely violatedstudents’ First Amendment rights by intentionally blocking websites supportiveof gays and lesbians.
Legislature may overturn Mizzou's ban on sharing classroom recordings
Staterepresentatives have filed a bill that could overturn a University of Missouripolicy banning the sharing of classroom recordings.
Court: Student's instant message a 'true threat,' disruptive
If it is “reasonably foreseeable” that students’ online conversations will reach the attention of school authorities, administrators may be able punish students for them, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Mo. university removes award-winning newspaper adviser
An award-winning student newspaper adviser hasbeen fired from his job at Missouri Southern State University afteradministrators said they "wanted to make a change."
School demands Mo. student journalist turn over photos of campus event
Kickapoo High School officials told a student toturn over photos from a school event that lead to the injury of another studentand have still not returned them.
Mo. university paper battles restrictive media policy
Missouri Southern StateUniversity's student newspaper is bumping up against a newly enforced mediapolicy that strictly controls access to the public university's administratorsand faculty members.