Describes some of the problems high school journalists face and suggests a series of safeguards that can be built into a system composed of a policy statement, a publications board, and an appeals process. (JL)

Discusses a case in which the courts upheld the school district's policies concerning the content of student publications. Concludes that perhaps the time has come that the schools can enforce rules that not only serve the legitimate interests of the schools, but also provide adequate protection for student rights. (Author/IRT)

States that learning to resolve the difficult ethical questions that often arise in high school journalism is not only necessary, but is a tool for self-protection. Provides several hypothetical situations that yearbook and newspaper staff members might encounter. (PA)

Questions high school newspaper advisers about whether their attitudes about censorship had changed since the Hazelwood decision. Finds that the "Hazelwood effect" has been overstated; membership in journalism organizations positively related to less censorship and less self-censorship; and some state press freedom laws may be having a…

Examines the role of high school journalism advisors. Provides a definition for a good advisor. Analyzes perceptions about advisors and their role. Compares answers from expert publishers to those of advisors. Concludes with a list of recommended responsibilities for high school journalism advisors. (PA)

This paper reviews the standards by which alleged infringements by administrators of free expression in public high school newspapers may be judged. Part one of the paper provides a background for the discussion, describing the role the First Amendment has played in public high schools and standards for evaluating alleged infringements of student…

Surveys high school principals in Missouri to examine how they have responded to their new authority over the student press following the Supreme Court's Hazelwood decision. Reports that while principals say that student newspapers are open forums, most also say that they would censor certain types of material. (MM)

Discusses a complicated appellate-court case upholding a Milwaukee high-school junior's expulsion for advocating computer hacking in a student newspaper. The decision is noteworthy for signaling a growing technology-related litigation trend, conflating the advocacy/incitement issue, and showing courts' decreasing tolerance for perceived threats to…

The Supreme Court's 1988 "Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier" decision, characterizing student newspapers as a curricular extension, not a constitutionally protected public forum, produced waves of concern among First Amendment advocates. The panic has subsided. The literature advocates working within guidelines, following sound policies,…

Reaffirms the National Association of Secondary School Principals' position that school boards are legally responsible for the content of school newspapers. (MKM)

This paper examines two recent attempts to enact state freedom of expression laws for public college and university students and discusses the prospects for such laws in the context of state scholastic freedom of expression laws covering high school journalists in six states. It examines the case of Kincaid v. Gibson, which decided that…

Federal court decisions on high school students' publication rights in the Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits reveal substantial disagreement about school officials' power of prior restraint over student publications. The courts' opinions range from approval of broad powers of prior restraint to denial of any power. (Author/RW)

Describes how high school students in Miami, Florida, became active (writing columns, organizing a rally, and speaking to the school board) to support free speech and the rights of the student press, and were able to retain existing student-media guidelines guaranteeing no administrative interference. (SR)

Describes how students and advisors in Miami, Florida gathered a diverse and wide-reaching support group in their successful efforts to defend the rights of the student press against censorship. (SR)

States that a yearbook has the potential of doing good in its school and community, but can also violate good taste and do damage to individuals. Advises the use of "common sense" when writing captions and thoughtfulness and informed action when dealing with what could be legal complications. (PA)