5 activities to consider before next fall
By John Bowen, MJE Looking for end-of-year activities to rebuild or revisit how your student media operate, the range and effectiveness of...
Read MoreUnderstanding FERPA QT66
Guideline: The school publication will follow the Family Educational Rights and PrIvacy Act (FERPA) as defined by the Student Press Law...
Read MoreCircuit Court decisions support student freedoms QT 64
Quick Hits: Student First Amendment Rights Muzzle Hazelwood with strong journalism and status as a limited public forum. (Dean v. Utica...
Read MoreDecision protects students’ rights, since 1943 QT 63
Quick Hits: Student First Amendment Rights What, students have rights? Not until 1943 (West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette)...
Read MoreWhat to tell your principal about Prior Review? QT 62
Quick Hits: Student First Amendment Rights The bad news is that administrators may legally ask to see stories before they are printed or...
Read MoreInvading privacy still a concern
in today’s public world
by Candace Bowen, MJE One area of unprotected speech is getting harder to teach all the time – partly because a fair number of students...
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