Advising high school publications is a difficult task that makes it necessary to ascertain the needs and perceptions of high school journalism teachers and advisers. In an attempt to identify problems faced by high school journalism advisers in Arkansas and to determine what would prevent these advisers from using just one of the common aids…

Synthesizes views of the student press and information about successful political strategy to propose a model for passing state legislation for providing some form of statutory protection for student expression in school-sponsored publications. (SR)

Discusses the new Arkansas Student Publications Act (and provides the text), which offers limited protection for student press freedom. (PA)

Surveys public high school journalism advisors regarding the Arkansas Student Publications Act (1995). Finds that more than one-quarter of respondents were unaware that their school districts were required to have a written student publications policy, and nearly 50% were unaware that they were supposed to be involved in the policy creation…

Describes the evolutionary process of the State of Arkansas' Student Publications Act which goes into effect 1 January, 1996. Explains that the draft form of the Act emphasized the importance of recognizing students' right of free expression and stressed the importance of journalistic responsibility and high standards for academic advisors.…

Examines how the provisions of the Arkansas Student Publications Act were implemented and the effects of the new law. Finds that many school districts created written policies regarding student publications where none had previously existed; and in 40% of responding school districts, control of student publications was students' or advisors', or a…

A study applied the structure of fuzzy logic, a fairly modern development in mathematical set theory, to judicial opinions concerning non-university, public school student publications, from 1975 to 1999. The study examined case outcomes (19 cases generated 27 opinions) as a function of fuzzy logic, and it evaluated interactions between fuzzy…

Uses the relatively new science of fuzzy logic to review lower court and appellate court decisions from the last four decades regarding free expression in student publications. Finds pronounced effects, showing that fuzzy sets inherently favor administrators, while students show a strikingly high win/loss ratio when courts avoid fuzzy logic. (SR)