Mountain View students win 2024 Courage Award for defending, educating on press freedom

Mountain View High School students hold up newspaper
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SPLC is proud to honor four Mountain View High School students with the 2024 Courage in Student Journalism Award for persevering against administrative censorship and retaliation to investigate sexual harassment at their school. The students used the experience to educate others about student press freedom, and two sued their district to vindicate their rights.