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Student media designated public forums? Apply online for FAPFA recognition

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

We know there are a significant number of open forum student media out there, and we’d like to see you apply for JEA’s First Amendment...

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Ammunition against prior review and restraint Handling controversy, Part 3 of a series

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Part of the difficulty in reporting controversial issues is how to define the term and the concept. Any article, if misreported in some...

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Ammunition to help define disruption Part 2 of a series

Posted by on Oct 1, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Although we hoped Tinker v DesMoines might be the definitive word for what is material or substantial disruption in schools, recent events...

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The Seattle decision: providing ammunition for student responsibility. Part 1

Posted by on Sep 28, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

By H. L. Hall In what might be a landmark decision, a Superior Court judge in Washington ruled July 22, 2011, in Sisley v Seattle School...

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Questions for thought #6 part of a series

Posted by on Sep 20, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

The last question of our current series. Do you have others you would raise? •  What does a free press contribute to our democratic...

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Questions for thought #5 of a series

Posted by on Sep 18, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Here’s another Question for Thought in our series : •  A new administrator joins your school and demands prior review. What will...

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