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.
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Former Nevada high school student's off-campus speech lawsuit can proceed, judge says
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.
UNLV newspaper reaches agreement to avoid student government selecting editor
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.
Society of Professional Journalists calls for FERPA reform, student press freedom
The Society ofProfessional Journalists has publicly stated through unanimous resolutions itssupport of student privacy law reform and called for an end to college presscensorship.
Judge dismisses teacher's libel suit against student newspaper
A state court judge on Tuesday dismissed a libel suit filedagainst the Churchill County High School student newspaper editor and districtofficials.
Teachers' union seeks to prevent publication of critical article in Nev. student paper
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.
Newsmagazines stolen, returned to editorial office
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.
Column on Mideast might have prompted theft of college paper in Las Vegas
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.
Student sues district for cutting microphone after preaching Christianity in graduation speech
Avaledictorian is suing school officials for cutting her microphone when they sayshe began proselytizing during her graduation speech.
Student's microphone cut after preaching Christianity in graduation speech
A student had her microphone cut off during a speech to her graduating class last week after administrators say she began proselytizing.