Support for student expression and First Amendment attitudes were measured among Missouri high school principals (n = 86). Findings demonstrated that the third-person effect was a significant predictor of these attitudes. The more principals perceived mass media to affect others over themselves, the less supportive they were for student free…

Explores the educational role of the campus newspaper as an open forum for ideas and opinions from diverse sources and its legal restraints and responsibilities in so doing, as reflected in a review of recent court cases related to the issue. (RS)

Concludes that search warrants should not be issued against the campus press unless there is reason to believe that the newspaper materials will be destroyed or that a subpoena duces tecum is otherwise impractical. (RB)

Provides arguments and evidence that the student press, legally, has the right to operate freely, with only the same restrictions that apply to the professional media. (HOD)

Many "student-written" newspapers are actually products of heavy faculty and/or administrative control. Advocates for student press rights should acknowledge administrators' concerns for a safe, orderly environment. Administrators must acknowledge their failure to support secondary students' First Amendment rights. Many administrators…

Discusses ominous assaults on press freedom on college campuses across the United States. Laments the lack of concern about First Amendment issues involved in these incidents, in which student newspapers have been stolen, trashed, and burned. (SR)

A study examined the opinions of high school principals and advisers regarding a free student press and adviser role to determine whether opinions and practices had changed since the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier decision. A survey was sent to both the newspaper adviser and the principal at 531 schools throughout the United States during the spring…

The milestone decision ("Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District") limiting school authorities' restraints on student speech, does not apply to curriculum-related newspaper. In "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988), the Supreme Court upheld as constitutional the principal's censorship of a high school…

Reviews the state of the high school press two years after the United States Supreme Court's Hazelwood decision which limited First Amendment protections for school publications. Finds mixed results, with some schools experiencing a chilling effect on reporting and others finding hidden benefits. (SR)

Relates some of the ideas imparted during the over 230 sessions at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) annual convention, such as suggestions about photo editing, writing short stories, graphic trends in yearbooks, challenging ethical questions, the impact of "Hazelwood" on student journalism, the First Amendment and the…

Encountering an aggressive student press can be an intimidating and frustrating experience for an administrator. By understanding the rights and responsibilities of a college newspaper staff, administrators can improve their relationships with the press, as well as benefit themselves by using the newspaper to inform campus groups of important…

Reviews recent court decision in which a principal censored articles from student newspaper because of possible invasion of privacy concerns. The lower courts held in favor of school, but the higher court (Eighth Circuit) reversed lower court's decision. School executives must chart narrow course between student lawsuit under First Amendment or…

According to this reference manual, the nation's courts offer public high school journalists the same constitutional protection for expression, free speech, and free press as adults. Part 1 traces the development of the First and Fourth Amendments and explains how these provisions apply to high school publications. Part 2 examines expression that…

Administrators need to know what control they have over student-produced publications. The first step administrators should take is to be well versed in the First Amendment and in court rulings involving the scope of student rights and school authority in regard to the student press. Step two is to make rules within the law. In general, school…

Although colleges and universities generally regard the First Amendment as sacred, they often find themselves at the center of controversies concerning the right to say, print, write, or research with freedom. The complex relationships between a college or university and its student media have often contributed to conflicts over First Amendment…