Investigative reporting, although rewarding for the journalist and popular, is only one element in the process of public education through responsible journalism. (Author/KS)

Reviews court litigation and pending cases where the First Amendment rights of high school journalism publications advisors were involved, concluding that students have fared better in court than their advisors. (RB)

Nord discusses why religion has disappeared from public school textbooks and explores the significance of this absence for assessing whether the textbooks are religiously neutral. Argues that an understanding of politics, history, economics, and sociology demands the study of religion. Yusof, the responder, points out that the First Amendment does…

Discusses how as administrators struggled to find a delicate balance between patriotism and tolerance, the rights of students and teachers took a beating following the events of September 11, 2001. Presents several comments from high school journalists after September 11th. (SG)

Considers how the same First Amendment protections that govern print journalism apply to electronic practitioners. Discusses how the number of broadcast and online journalism classes at the nation's high schools demonstrate steady growth, according to a survey conducted in the fall of 2001 for the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation.…

Tells about schools rewarded for upholding First Amendment protections. Discusses the Let Freedom Ring Award. Considers how even the prestige and honor associated with winning national awards for freedom in the schools does not guarantee success in the ongoing fight to practice what the United States Constitution guarantees and educational logic…

Discusses the plight of high school journalism advisers who are involved in court litigation concerning censorship problems. (RB)

Reviews recent Federal and Supreme Court decisions and pending cases on freedom of the press and influences of the First Amendment on high school journalism. (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)

Recommends that schools consider adopting publication guidelines to help students exercise tact and restraint with regard to their First Amendment rights. Suggests that guidelines can channel enthusiasm and help clarify the limits of expression in a way that will not stifle ideas or cripple thought. (MS)

This paper discusses the legal aspects of public school students' First Amendment free speech rights in the school setting. Tinker v. Des Moines School District, the most notable court decision upholding free speech rights, is used as a basis for discussion throughout. The paper reviews the current legal status of students' free speech rights as…

Evaluates Equal Access Act of 1984 (prohibits denial of equal access to political, religious, and philosophical groups in secondary schools with limited open forums). Includes discussion of free speech, establishment clause, and implementation and effect of the act (some states ignore it, some courts uphold it, and there is no indication of how…

Removal of school library books is again an issue in the courts. In a 1993 Kansas City case involving the superintendent's removal of "Annie on My Mind" from several school libraries, the federal court found that school officials' motivation violated the First Amendment. Administrators must resist the temptation to quell controversy by…

Considers how the post 9/11 balancing act between stopping terrorism and protecting civil liberties shows how closely the rights of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition are intertwined. Examines the First Amendment in America's schools at the turn of the century. Presents a holistic approach to the First Amendment. (SG)