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Tag: Nevada

Nevada school uniform policy struck down by Ninth Circuit appeals court

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February 18, 2014December 4, 2018 Rex Santus

A Nevada public school’s uniform policy requiring students to display a motto — ”Tomorrow’s Leaders” — might not jibe with the First Amendment, an appeals court has ruled.

Tagged Nevada, Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Roy Gomm Elementary School, uniform policy

Former Nevada high school student's off-campus speech lawsuit can proceed, judge says

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July 19, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

A judge ruled this month to let proceed a lawsuit from a former Nevada high school basketball player who was suspended and then forced to switch schools after posting a series of tweets off-campus.

Tagged Nevada, off-campus social-media use, social-media use

UNLV newspaper reaches agreement to avoid student government selecting editor

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June 12, 2012September 5, 2018 Taylor Moak

Thestudent government at the University of Nevada­–Las Vegas and the school’sstudent newspaper appeared to reach an agreement Monday, ending a dispute thatthreatened to have the paper’s editor appointed by student government.

Tagged Nevada, The Rebel Yell, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Society of Professional Journalists calls for FERPA reform, student press freedom

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October 13, 2010September 5, 2018 Caitlin Byrnes

The Society ofProfessional Journalists has publicly stated through unanimous resolutions itssupport of student privacy law reform and called for an end to college presscensorship.

Tagged Nevada, Society of Professional Journalists

Judge dismisses teacher's libel suit against student newspaper

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August 12, 2010September 5, 2018 Brian Schraum

A state court judge on Tuesday dismissed a libel suit filedagainst the Churchill County High School student newspaper editor and districtofficials.

Tagged Churchill County High School, Nevada, The Flash

Teachers' union seeks to prevent publication of critical article in Nev. student paper

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January 28, 2010September 5, 2018 Nicole Ocran

Churchill County High School's The Flash willgo forward with publication this Friday, despite a grievance that has been filedagainst the Churchill County School District by the teachers' union requestingthe prevention of publication and distribution of a student article included inthe newspaper.

Tagged Churchill County High School, Nevada, The Flash

Newsmagazines stolen, returned to editorial office

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March 13, 2009September 5, 2018 Kate Maternowski

In response to an editorial error, a person claiming to be an aggrieved reader gathered up more than 100 copies of Insight, a student magazine from the University of Nevada at Reno, and returned the magazines to the publication's office March 4.

Tagged insight, Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada at Reno

Column on Mideast might have prompted theft of college paper in Las Vegas

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March 13, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

A controversial column is being reprinted in today'sissue of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas' student paper after aboutone-third of the 3,000 copies of the March 10 issue were stolen Tuesday.

Tagged Nevada, The Rebel Yell, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

Student sues district for cutting microphone after preaching Christianity in graduation speech

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July 20, 2006September 5, 2018 A.J. Bauer

Avaledictorian is suing school officials for cutting her microphone when they sayshe began proselytizing during her graduation speech.

Tagged Foothill High School, Nevada

Student's microphone cut after preaching Christianity in graduation speech

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June 23, 2006September 5, 2018 A.J. Bauer

A student had her microphone cut off during a speech to her graduating class last week after administrators say she began proselytizing.

Tagged Foothill High School, Nevada

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