The adviser of a New Jersey student newspaper, whose student editor fought censorship for the past three months, has resigned from his position.
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New Jersey adviser removed from position as principal recommends cutting journalism class entirely
Students at a New Jersey high school may return to school next fall to find their journalism classes no longer exists after the school's principal did not recommend the renewal of the journalism and advanced journalism courses for the fall semester.
Formerly censored article published in New Jersey student newspaper after school board and principal give OK
After a three-month censorship battle, a student journalist’s article about a conflict between teachers and the superintendent was finally published in The Highland Fling today.
New Jersey school board will vote Monday whether to uphold principal's censorship
Once again, members of the Northern Highlands Regional school board are being asked to OK the publication of a story — censored by the student journalist’s principal — concerning grievances filed against the district’s superintendent.
NJ student editor speaks out after administrators spike story about district tensions
The editor-in-chief of a New Jersey high school newspaper planned to publish a story in the most recent edition about a conflict between administrators and the superintendent. Instead, she ended up publishing a story explaining why that article didn't appear.
New Jersey students to appeal administrators' censorship to school board
Kylie Sposato didn’t expect much controversy when she submitted a column criticizing student smoking in the school bathrooms last month for publication in her high school newspaper, The Stinger. Sposato was surprised, then, when she learned that the column wouldn’t be running in The Stinger’s December edition after all, the by-product of administrative censorship.
Professional journalist speaks out in favor of students as New Jersey school board reconsiders prior review policy
Discussion and disagreement over a New Jersey high school’s prior review policy has moved a professional journalist to speak out on behalf of student journalists.Adviser Thomas McHale, who oversaw Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s student newspaper for a decade, resigned in May after school officials started enforcing the district’s prior review policy.
New Jersey high school newspaper staff protest prior review policy in editorial
Student journalists at Hunterdon Central Regional High School protested the school’s decision to enforce prior review with an editorial published Wednesday, about a week after their adviser resigned over the policy.
N.J. high court rules university legal clinics exempt from public records law
Records related to the cases of legal clinics at public law schools are not subject to New Jersey’s public records law, under a new state Supreme Court ruling.
Rutgers investigating parody newspaper with pro-Hitler column
TheApril Fools’ issue of Rutgers University’s satirical newspaper has promptedbacklash from the university’s president, all thanks to a fake editorial titled“What about the good things Hitler did?”