SPLC protects student journalists and adviser against unlawful censorship at school named for slain journalist

Adriana Chavira working with one of her students in the classroom.
Adriana Chavira working with one of her students in the classroom. PHOTO: DESIREE SPURKEL / DANIEL PEARL MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL

The Student Press Law Center defended student journalists & their adviser against unlawful censorship, resulting in a win for student press freedom.

Harker Aquila student journalists highlight Hispanic and Latinx culture and community

Photo of Kinnera Mulam, Sarah Mohammed, and Emma Gao with the Behind The Story logo to the right
Kinnera Mulam (left), Sarah Mohammed (center), and Emma Gao (right) learned more about writing long-form stories while reporting on Latinx culture and community at their school.

Kinnera Mulam, Sarah Mohammed and Emma Gao share their experiences writing their story about Hispanic and Latinx culture at their school.

SPLC & seven groups send Letter of Concern to police chief and mayor of Richmond, Va. over mistreatment of journalists covering protests

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The Student Press Law Center, joined by seven press freedom and First Amendment groups, has sent the following Letter of Concern in response to repeated clashes between officers of the Richmond Police Department and journalists covering protests for racial justice this summer. In recent months, journalists, including several college journalists, have been pepper sprayed, tear… Continue reading SPLC & seven groups send Letter of Concern to police chief and mayor of Richmond, Va. over mistreatment of journalists covering protests

A high school newspaper was cut during the pandemic. Is it a sign of things to come?

(Medieval Times seniors pose in front of Rialto High School in Southern California. The journalism course’s adviser, Cassandra Rodriguez, is pictured second from left / Photo by Cassandra Garcia)

CALIFORNIA — Cassandra Garcia, a rising senior at Rialto High School in Southern California is fighting to bring back a journalism course at her high school after her principal removed the class from the fall schedule without informing students or the adviser.  Garcia is a reporter for the Medieval Times, Rialto's student newspaper. The school’s… Continue reading A high school newspaper was cut during the pandemic. Is it a sign of things to come?