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‘Law of the Student Press’ available at discount from JEA

Posted by on Feb 25, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Celebrate Scholastic Journalism Week by buying a class set Here is your opportunity to save 50 percent on the Student Press Law...

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What you don’t know COULD hurt you

Posted by on Feb 16, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE Recent applications for the First Amendment Press Freedom Award revealed some knowledge gaps. Perhaps...

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Introduction to Morse v Frederick lessons

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Introduction by Peter Barringer Students’ First Amendment rights were explicitly established through the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme...

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District & Appeals Court Decisions Citing
Morse v. Frederick (2007)

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues | 0 comments

(above) U.S. Circuit Court map [pullquote] Key RED:  Only broad interpretations of Morse YELLOW:  Both broad and narrow interpretations of...

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Scope & Sequence: Morse Teaching Units

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Introduction Before you begin working through this document, I’d first like to thank you for trying this unit in your classroom.  This...

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Instructor’s background:
The Morse Decision (2007)

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Legal issues, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

The Morse Decision (2007) In 2002, a high school in Juneau, Alaska, allowed its students to leave class to watch the Olympic Torch Relay...

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