On Feb. 19, House Bill 1 passed the Virginia Senate with a 38-2 vote. The bill will now go back to the House for approval of changes made by the Senate.
Virginia governor signs two bills which limit access to student records
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U.S. District Court affirms First Amendment right to complain in rejecting motion to dismiss former student's complaint
A case in Virginia has provided a welcome stand against retaliation for students exercising their First Amendment rights. On March 30, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia rejected a motion to dismiss by the defendants in Deegan v. Moore, finding that student Jennifer Deegan had been well within her rights to… Continue reading U.S. District Court affirms First Amendment right to complain in rejecting motion to dismiss former student's complaint
Virginia student confronts school board to end prior review — Q & A with Kate Karstens
Kate Karstens is a senior at George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia and the editor of their student newspaper, The Lasso. Since last March, she’s been on a campaign to codify press freedom in her school district by changing her school board’s policy of prior review. I spoke with her about her passion… Continue reading Virginia student confronts school board to end prior review — Q & A with Kate Karstens
High school principal and yearbook editor battling over right to publish teen pregnancy photos
The high school principal has halted the publication of a yearbook spread on teen pregnancy — and has blocked students from appealing her decision.
Virginia FOIA exemptions maintain tight grip on university records
Virginia public records law exempts the disclosure of university presidents' working notes or correspondence, which has raised questions in light of the Rolling Stones article's aftermath. Some public access advocates are trying to remove those exemptions from the law.
Virginia Supreme Court decision could restrict how much information state agencies must release
A recent decision said that a state agency does not have to release documents with sensitive information, even if the exempted information is redacted.
Former editor of Virginia Tech newspaper says it’s too late for board to hear her side
The former editor in chief of Virginia Tech’s student newspaper has been given a chance to respond to the allegations that led to her firing, but she said “it’s too little, too late” for the Board of Directors to reverse their decision.
Financial turmoil at Virginia Tech’s student newspaper leads to editorial leadership shakedown
Amid negotiations between the Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech — a non-profit organization that oversees all student media at the public institution — and university officials over the company’s failing finances and uncertain future, some student leaders argue the company violated its own due process policies to fire its editor in chief.
Student newspaper at U. of Virginia removes April Fools’ Day stories students decried as racist
The student newspaper at the University of Virginia issued an apology and pulled two satirical stories from its website Wednesday after students complained the stories were racist — one of which parodied a student’s violent arrest by Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control agents two weeks ago.
Va. high school censors story about marijuana ‘dabbing’
Administrators at a Virginia high school told a student reporter she couldn’t print a story about students smoking concentrated marijuana because writing about the “drug craze” would expose children to “a new and dangerous drug.” But the story didn’t go away.