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Tag: newspaper confiscation

Private Ohio college confiscates independent student newspaper

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April 25, 2014September 5, 2018 Sara Gregory

The president of Cedarville University and another top administrator confiscated copies of an independent student publication as they were being distributed by students on campus Wednesday.

Tagged Cedarville University, newspaper confiscation, Ohio, recent-news, The Ventriloquist

New Mexico college administrators reinstate staff, return confiscated papers

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March 27, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

A community college president has returned confiscated newspapers and reinstated the student newspaper staff to their positions after administrators shut down the paper yesterday.

Tagged Central New Mexico Community College, New Mexico, newspaper confiscation, The CNM Chronicle

California principal briefly confiscates, then returns student newspaper

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February 12, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Last week, the Bear Creek High School student newspaper was confiscated by the school’s principal and then returned to the students who created it in a matter of hours.

Tagged Bear Creek High School, California, newspaper confiscation, The Bruin Voice

Administrators confiscate Calif. literary magazine, attach warning label

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February 1, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Administrators at Chaffey College have confiscated and attached a warning label to copies of a literary magazine produced by students at the school, saying that the magazine’s content is graphic and violent.

Tagged California, Chaffey College, newspaper confiscation, The Chaffey Review

Oregon high school students ask school to return confiscated papers

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October 23, 2012September 5, 2018 Bailey McGowan

A Portland high school’s newspaper is fighting to distribute copies of its first issue that were confiscated by administrators who didn’t like that the paper published a screenshot of a profane tweet.

Tagged newspaper confiscation, Oregon, Parkrose High School, The Bronco Blaze

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