Former Oracle adviser Carla Gomez and student journalists Hanna Olson and Hayes Duenow allege the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District and Principal Kip Glazer violated California Education Code § 48907 — which limits censorship of student media — and state labor laws when Glazer pressured the students to change a story and then removed Gomez as adviser and eliminated a journalism class.
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Eight student media lawsuits we’re following
It has been a turbulent year in the courts for student journalism, with a number of decided and ongoing cases that could have long-lasting implications for student press freedom and beyond. The Student Press Law Center reviews where eight of these cases stand right now.
Mountain View students win 2024 Courage Award for defending, educating on press freedom
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.
Guest post: California school administrators, do better
Mountain View High School student journalist Myesha Phukan shares her censorship story and why New Voices legislation matters.
California high school newspaper’s articles about sex draw ire from parents — again
We wrote last week about parents who have complained that articles in Mountain View High School's The Oracle were inappropriate and obscene.
Calif. parents complain to school district about sex articles in student newspaper
Recent articles in Mountain View High School’s student newspaper, The Oracle, about sex have created controversy in the surrounding community, but school district administrators are backing the paper.