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How two other school districts escaped lawsuits
by fostering an independent student press QT 61

Posted by on Apr 22, 2018 in Blog, Legal issues, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Student First Amendment Rights  Douglass v. Londonderry School District (2005) and Sisley v. Seattle School District (2011) Douglass v....

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More than a march;
a civics lesson and a wake-up call

Posted by on Mar 25, 2018 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Stan Zoller, MJE The walk-outs by thousands of high school students on March 14 did more than call attention to a revamping of the...

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Legal issues in covering protests

Posted by on Mar 23, 2018 in Blog, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Mark Goodman, Knight Chair of Scholastic Journalism The 1960s earned a reputation as the decade of protest: the Vietnam War, equal...

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Tips for reporting protests

Posted by on Mar 20, 2018 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Teaching, Uncategorized | 0 comments

  by Candace Bowen, MJE Covering a protest isn’t like covering a pep rally. The adrenalin rush might be similar, but the consequences...

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SPRC package offers insights
for reporting protests, marches

Posted by on Mar 18, 2018 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Candace Bowen Tomorrow will mark the beginning of a series of daily posts to help students cover upcoming protests. #NeverAgain will...

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The perks of being a wallflower:
How a school district escaped a lawsuit
by fostering an independent student press QT36

Posted by on Dec 5, 2017 in Blog, Legal issues, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Quick Tips: Student First Amendment Rights Yeo v. Town of Lexington (1997) in the First Circuit Court of Appeals   by Jan Ewell Because...

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