Cites court cases differentiating between obscenity and vulgarity and defining conditions justifying regulation. Discusses the applicability of these opinions to student publications. (MLF)

The U.S. Supreme Court's "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier" decision (1988) gave principals new authority to monitor the content of student publications. Since then, the "Student Press Law Center Report," a clearinghouse for aggrieved publication advisers and student editors, has reported censorship problems that never…

Examines the findings in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeir and discusses their implications for the future of the student press in public higher education. Recommends that the relationship between the institution and the newspaper should be a matter of policy and that the policy and its accompanying procedures or standards should be clarified…

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…

Discusses recent changes in Supreme Court interpretation of the First Amendment with regard to public school students, and reviews a 1988 case, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, which decided in favor of the principals' right to censor written or spoken student communication. (MES)

Analyzes potential problems the Hazelwood decision may present. Warns faculty advisers and staffs to consider protective measures. (MS)

The principal whose decision to remove articles on teenage problems from a school-sponsored newspaper led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision (Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier) explains that the articles failed to meet curriculum standards for responsible and ethical journalism. An inset details Hazelwood's "winning" policy guidelines for…

In "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier," the Supreme Court ruled that school authorities could control a student newspaper. This article summarizes the facts surrounding "Hazelwood," and outlines the lower court decisions, the conflicting views of the Court justices, the questions it leaves unresolved, and its implications…

Analyzes two court decisions that defined the responsibilities and rights of student journalists. Both cases held that the newspapers involved were not "public forums." Suggests that the Supreme Court may once again have to address questions that were left unresolved by the majority opinion in "Kuhlmeier." (MLF)

The United States Supreme Court's decision in "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier" affirms that school officials have authority over school-sponsored publications. How supervision of student expression is exercised will teach young people a powerful lesson in freedom of the press--or oppression. (MLF)

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…

In "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier," the Supreme Court ruled that school officials have final prepublication review over the contents of public school newspapers. This decision can be a victory for would-be journalists if students and educators alike can better define the standards and boundaries of responsible journalism. (MLF)

In addition to precluding prior restraints on the student press, the public forum doctrine creates a right of access to the pages of student publications and requires that student newspapers adopt liberal policies of accepting alternate views. Available from University of Illinois Law Forum, Law Building, Champaign, IL 61820. (Author/IRT)

Reprints the complete text of the January 13, 1988 United States Supreme Court decision on Hazelwood School District versus Kuhlmeier, which concerns educators' editorial control over the content of a high school newspaper produced as part of a school's journalism curriculum. (MS)