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HIGH SCHOOL PRESS & MEDIA CENSORSHIP High school students go online to avoid censorship Freedom Forum - 6-29-2000 Struggle for high school press freedom continues in post-Hazelwood era Freedom Forum - 6-26-2000 Principal has no regrets about censoring yearbook entry Freedom Forum - 6-5-2000 Student, principal win courage awards for high school journalism Freedom Forum - 5-25-2000 The First Amendment On the Air - A legal guide to broadcast media for student journalists Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Administrator bans criticism in paper after editorial attack on cafeteria food Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 High school students face punishment for speech Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Commentary provokes principal to pull papers Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Supporter wants federal press protections Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Two states defeat anti-Hazelwoodbills Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Students say principal's decision to confiscate newspapers stinks Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Principals censor newspapers at two Calif. schools Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Editors win fight to keep free-press guidelines - Students have less success in actually publishing paper Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 STATE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM HAZELWOOD COURT RULING Student free-expression bill dies - Sponsor withdraws legislation after amendments alter its intent Student Press Law Center - 4-12-2000 Alabama House panel backs students' right to free speech, press Freedom Forum - 3-2-2000 House committee approves student freedom of expression bill Student Press Law Center - 3-2-2000 Student free-expression bill dies in Nebraska legislature Student Press Law Center - 1-28-2000 Nebraska student-publications bill fails to win support Freedom Forum - 1-25-2000 Nebraska student-publications bill fails to win support AP - 1-25-2000 Survey reveals dwindling support for student press Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Legislation protecting the high school press finds little support from state lawmakers Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 State anti-Hazelwood legislation faces success. defeats Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Illinois House votes to give public school students freedom of the press Freedom Forum - 3-19-1999 Anti-Hazelwood legislation up again in 1999 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Michigan lawmaker drafts student-expression bill Freedom Forum - 12-29-1998 Anti-Hazelwood legislation gaining momentum Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Lawmakers get behind free-press bills for high school journalists Freedom Forum - 1-20-1998 Senators bail on anti-Hazelwood bill after 11th hour fight by schools Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Superintendents pressure Illinois senators to withdraw student-press bill Freedom Forum - 11-17-1997 Illinois House overrides veto of student-press legislation Freedom Forum - 10-31-1997 Censorship Conflict Renews Call for Illinois Student-Press Protection Freedom Forum - 9-29-1997 Sink or swim - Other states keep up the effort to protect free expression by law Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Illinois swings... and misses - Gov. Jim Edgar vetoes legislation that would have protected student media Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Illinois anti-Hazelwood bill just one step away from becoming law Student Press Law Center - 6-5-1997 High School Free Press Close to Reality; Illinois Senate Approves Student Publications Act ACLU - 5-19-1997 States propose student press protections Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Bills in the works in six states would guarantee free expression to students Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Free expression laws kept from high school students Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM ADVISER FIRINGS, SUSPENSIONS AND PUNISHMENTS Journalism teacher says union activity, student's poem cost him adviser role Freedom Forum - 3-24-2000 Pennsylvania district asks student journalists to draft publication guidelines Freedom Forum - 3-10-2000 Controversy erupts after school removes newspaper adviser Freedom Forum - 11-18-1999 High school students fight to restore uncensored newspaper Student Press Law Center - 10-27-1999 Adviser sues university after firing Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 High school adviser loses job after failing to submit newspaper to principal for prior review Student Press Law Center - 9-9-1999 Adviser to sue school for refusing to renew contract Student Press Law Center - 6-24-1999 Adviser receives $20,000 settlement Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Former paper adviser receives cash, award Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Judge throws out students' plea - Court rules school acted justly in removing adviser Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Mo. students sue school after adviser is removed Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 "Disrespect" charges dropped Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Florida school district settles with ousted adviser Student Press Law Center - 7-2-1998 At first glance, it's justice Freedom Forum - 7-1-1998 New CMA program to help advisers Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Protecting free speech is no easy task - Advisers removed after defending students' press rights Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Student journalists avenge - Ethics charges protest advisor's dismissal Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Editor, adviser removed after printing photos Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Teacher sues administrators over bestiality story Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Controversial bestiality article forces adviser out of position Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 KANSAS BILL TO LIMIT STUDENT PRESS RIGHTS Kansas considers limiting press freedoms Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Proposed restrictions stem from politics Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Kansas lawmakers seek compromise on student-press bill Freedom Forum - 3-16-1998 Two steps forward, three steps back? Kansas legislature reconsiders anti-Hazelwood law Student Press Law Center - 3-12-1998 Kansas lawmakers hear testimony on student-press guidelines Freedom Forum - 3-11-1998 WEBSITE DEVELOPED TO PUBLISH CENSORED HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM The Bolt Reporter finds room for high schools’ censored articles Freedom Forum - 1-13-1998 Web Site Publishes Banned High School News National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Banned High School Journalism Embraced On Web Wired - 11-26-1997 MIAMI STUDENT RALLY FOR FREE PRESS RIGHTS Florida students win Courage in Student Journalism Award Student Press Law Center - 5-20-1999 Miami students rally for free expression - Proposed policy change targeted Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Protest attracts attention, approval - Dade students' pleas to district successful Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Students rally in protest of proposed policy giving administrators freedom to censor Student Press Law Center - 6-18-1998 Miami students rally for free expression Freedom Forum - 6-12-1998 Miami students plan rally for press rights Freedom Forum - 6-10-1998 A Call to Arms: Miami-Dade County students to protest change to student expression policy Student Press Law Center - 6-8-1998 Miami schools consider new student-press guidelines Freedom Forum - 5-18-1998 HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER & JOURNALISM CLASS SHUTDOWNS School board restores journalism class - Course cut after paper published poll showing students dislike school Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Cancelled class jeopardizes newspaper - Principal's move seen as censorship Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Poor excuse for shutting down a school newspaper Freedom Forum - 4-20-1998 New York principal shuts down school newspaper Freedom Forum - 4-20-1998 STUDENT TELEVISION PRODUCTION CENSORSHIP STORIES Television policy controversy continues - Restrictions on cable media troubles local professionals Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Student broadcast not yet in the clear Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Student press protests policy Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Commission works on electronic media policy Student Press Law Center - 9-21-1997 Live student talk show pulled off the air - Dallas school officials interrupt interview with transvestite guest Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Same-sex marriage TV forum censored Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 When the medium determines the freedom old-fashioned censorship is often the result Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 AWARDS FOR FREE SPEECH HEROES Newseum honors student journalist, principal for First Amendment battles Student Press Law Center - 5-24-2000 High school editor recognized for effort to distribute underground newspaper Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Teacher honored for free-speech commitment sounds off on censorship Freedom Forum - 6-25-1999 Florida students win Courage in Student Journalism Award Student Press Law Center - 5-20-1999 Florida teacher honored for safeguarding First Amendment rights Freedom Forum - 5-6-1999 Former paper adviser receives cash, award Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Student, principal stand up for school media Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 Awards honor student, principal for press freedom Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Advisor accepts Playboy award Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 FACULTY CONFISCATIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS Principal confiscates 2,400 newspapers because of 'backyard wrestling' article Student Press Law Center - 3-13-2000 High school officials confiscate film from student journalist covering weapons search Student Press Law Center - 2-8-2000 Student’s column prompts school to halt distribution of newspaper Freedom Forum - 12-17-1999 Parental permission required Magazine staff reaches unusual compromise with school principal Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Principal stops newspaper because of 'offensive' language Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 'Editor in chief' principal, students settle Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Offended by satire? Just suppress it Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 Nevada school officials pull student magazine from store shelves Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 Reporter saves seized newspapers - Principal relents and allows publication distribution Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Principal tries to censor prom coverage Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Principal names himself paper's editor Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Students protest, plan suit Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 STUDENT WRITERS PUNISHED FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Schools pays suspended student $16,500 in out-of-court settlement Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Ohio district, student journalist settle lawsuit over satirical column Freedom Forum - 11-9-1999 "Joke horoscope" leads to student's suspension Student Press Law Center - 5-20-1999 Student suspended from newspaper after editorial slams football squad Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Witness not found, case dismissed - Former Chicago editor could still have her day in court Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 High school editor to appeal suspension over column Freedom Forum - 2-12-1998 Parties reject long-awaited arbitration decision Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Satire earns suspensions Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 Editor defeats principal, graduates on time after ad controversy Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES CENSORED BY PRIOR REVIEW POLICIES Dave Barry backs student columnist Philly Inquirer - 3-9-2000 Student writers feel ill wind of censorship Philly Inquirer - 2-24-2000 Principal censors article on football team hazing Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Feature up in smoke when principal axes sex stories Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Students hire lawyer to keep newspaper Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Students raise money to fund alternative journal after school bars story, play Freedom Forum - 5-21-1999 Principal denies student's editorial - Article denouncing controversy, too controversial, says principal Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Killing school newspaper editorial will solve problem, sure Freedom Forum - 1-12-1999 Texas principal pulls anti-Confederate flag editorial Freedom Forum - 1-12-1999 Students fight administrative decision - Sensitive article cut from paper puts district under spotlight Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Principal removes story from front page, claims it was not yet ready to publish Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Students consider lawsuit after principal pulls news story Freedom Forum - 6-9-1998 N.H. school superintendent censors student editorial Freedom Forum - 6-4-1998 Principal plucks story from front page, student editor threatens suit Student Press Law Center - 6-4-1998 Proposed restrictions stem from politics Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Newspaper prints pulled article seven months later Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Principal agrees to news changes - Board will rewrite editorial policy to comply with state free expression law for students Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Prior review keeps up Snohomish snow job Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Paper distribution halted for ethics headline Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Middle school editor sues for $50,000 - Complaint attacks censorship, new regulations on paper Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Board president blocks editors' use of confidential report on investigation Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Pegasus flying high after censorship struggle Student Press Law Center - 6-27-1997 Principal rejects news story about himself Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Principal blocks anti-violence editorial Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Question marks raise censors' eyebrows Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Middle school editor challenges policy Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Connecticut paper finally allowed to print censored story Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 PRIOR REVIEW POLICIES Pennsylvania district asks student journalists to draft publication guidelines Freedom Forum - 3-10-2000 Oregon high school students refuse to put out newspaper Freedom Forum - 2-4-2000 A lesson in freedom of press - Controversial articles prompt a Brookings school to censor the student newspaper Oregon Live - 2-3-2000 Students fight for free press Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Controversy erupts after school removes newspaper adviser Freedom Forum - 11-18-1999 High school students fight to restore uncensored newspaper Student Press Law Center - 10-27-1999 Connecticut student leads charge for uncensored school newspapers Freedom Forum - 2-19-1999 Hawaii board proposes mandatory prior review Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Hawaii Board of Education considers publication policy Freedom Forum - 11-2-1998 Parents pressure district to adopt open forum status for student paper Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Booneville H.S. off the hook Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 High school paper, school officials battle for control Freedom Forum - 2-10-1998 Department of Education requires prior review Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Washington adviser quits "shattered" program Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Oregon journalists win limted victory Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS Editor loses fight to publish ad - North Carolina school board upholds principal's power to censor Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 School board refuses to allow pro-abstinence ads Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 STUDENTS RAISING FUNDS TO AVOID CENSORSHIP Literary magazine staff raises its own money to 'maintain the integrity of the publication' Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Forget the First Amendment, students fight censorship with cash Student Press Law Center - 6-24-1999 CENSORSHIP OF SCHOOL YEARBOOK FEATURES School district pays $20,000 to students suspended for yearbook request Student Press Law Center - 4-17-2000 Superintendent labels art offensive - Administrator forces yearbook staff to place sticker over adviser's work Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Yearbook memorial approved after controversy Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Controversial yearbook spread removed Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 MISCELLANEOUS HAZELWOOD COURT RULING STORIES Reviewing The Impact Of The Fraser/Hazelwood “School-Sponsored Speech On Student Speech Activities National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 1-1-1999 Struggle for Students' Free Speech Rights Continues Ten Years After Landmark Decision National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Hazelwood sparks debate 10 years later Freedom Forum - 1-13-1998 Analysis of Hazelwood's impact on the student press Freedom Forum - 1-13-1998 Court rules Hazelwood applies to teachers but offers some limited speech protections Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Teaching Censorship High School Journalism in the Post-Hazelwood Era FAIR - 3-30-1994 HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM STORIES Student Press Law Center celebrates 25 years, free-press successes Freedom Forum - 10-29-1999 High school censorship increases, Legal help calls from students at public high schools set SPLC record Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 1 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 2 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 High school censorship calls soar in '97 Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Banned student work finds home on Web Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Fixing the blame - Level of editorial control determines schools' liability for student media Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Legal requests from high schools reach record high at SPLC in '96 Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 OTHER STORIES Students resist mandate to publish statement Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Connecticut student press thrives with self-declared freedoms Freedom Forum - 11-9-1999 High school newspapers resist district's call to publish message Freedom Forum - 11-4-1999 Online student publications held to higher standard than print counterparts Freedom Forum - 5-13-1999 Newspaper allowed to run murder series - Staff convinces victim's mother to allow publication of articles Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Student news on-line censored by schools for 'safety' reasons Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Story on gay teen life sparks controversy Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	UNIVERSITY PRESS & MEDIA CENSORSHIP Federal appeals court hears arguments in Kentucky yearbook case Freedom Forum - 5-31-2000 Appellate court hears arguments in Kincaid v. Gibson college censorship case Student Press Law Center - 5-30-2000 Student editor: College wants newspaper to publish only 'good news' Freedom Forum - 5-16-2000 Appellate court to hear Kincaidoral arguments Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Senate locks doors to newspaper office in battle over advertisement Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Students sue community college district for putting restrictions on campus speech Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Student body president, administrator halt Md. newspaper's presses on election day Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 KINCAID V. GIBSON LANDMARK CASE FOR UNIVERSITY PRESS Far-Reaching Collegiate Censorship Case To Be Heard Before Appeals Court The Electronic Journalist - 5-30-2000 Appellate court hears arguments in Kincaid v. Gibson college censorship case Student Press Law Center - 5-30-2000 Panelists say Kentucky yearbook case represents grave threat to college journalists Freedom Forum - 4-10-2000 U.S. Court of Appeals throws out its initial decision in censorship case Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Full appeals court to hear Kentucky yearbook case Freedom Forum - 12-1-1999 Appeals court votes to rehear Kentucky State Univ. censorship case Student Press Law Center - 12-1-1999 Appeals court votes to rehear Kentucky State Univ. censorship case Student Press Law Center - 11-30-1999 Civil Liberties: 6th Circuit just doesn't get it The National Law Journal - 10-25-1999 College media weigh options in wake of Kincaid ruling Freedom Forum - 10-1-1999 College students deserve free expression Freedom Forum - 10-1-1999 Broad coalition asks appeals court to reconsider censorship decision Student Press Law Center - 9-23-1999 Free speech loses in Kentucky court decision The Rocky Mountain Collegian Online - 9-17-1999 Censoring of Kentucky State University yearbook upheld; U.S. Court of Appeals decision could restrict student press The Ithican Online - 9-16-1999 Free the press: Recent court rulings endanger free expression Daily Nebraskan Online - 9-15-1999 Kincaid:a threat to student press? Advocates fear ruling may OK censorship The Daily Cougar - 9-14-1999 (Censored) The Daily Cougar - 9-14-1999 Student press advocates fear yearbook case may erode college journalists' rights Freedom Forum - 9-9-1999 Court OKs censorship Kentucky Kernel - 9-9-1999 Federal Courts Didn't Serve Justice to Student Journalists The Daily Mississippian Online - 9-9-1999 Irrationality colors censorship The USF Oracle - 9-9-1999 Federal Appeals Court Supports Censorship Of College Media Studentadvantage.com - 9-9-1999 College Press Muzzled Student.com - 9-9-1999 Limits on student press are lesson no pupil should learn Freedom Forum - 9-8-1999 Federal appeals panel sides with university in dispute over student publications Freedom Forum - 9-8-1999 U.S. Court of Appeals upholds confiscation of 2,000 student yearbooks at Kentucky State University Student Press Law Center - 9-8-1999 Kentucky State plaintiff reflects on Kincaid v. Gibson censorship case Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Pending 'Kincaid' ruling seen as 'incredible threat' to college press Freedom Forum - 8-6-1999 Court to Decide on Censorship of College Press The Miami Student - 4-13-1999 If Hazelwood moves in on college media, what will happen to advisers and their jobs? Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 'College Hazelwood' case hits the Sixth Circuit Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Fate of student-media rights in hands of judges The UC News Record - 4-1-1999 Are we ready to lose our First Amendment rights? The UC News Record - 4-1-1999 Former Kentucky State students argue press case before federal appeals panel Freedom Forum - 3-19-1999 Now the wait: 6th Circuit judges hear Kentucky State Univ. censorship case Student Press Law Center - 3-19-1999 Appeals court panel set to hear case that tests limits of college press rights Freedom Forum - 3-17-1999 U.S. Court of Appeals to hear college press censorship case on Thursday Student Press Law Center - 3-17-1999 Appeals court sets date for Kentucky State censorship case Student Press Law Center - 1-28-1999 College Hazelwood case set for March 18 hearing Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 College Hazelwood case rumbles on - Kentucky State issue goes to Circuit Court Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Journalism groups fear Kentucky case could rewrite college-press rights Freedom Forum - 8-3-1998 National coalition urges appellate court to strike decision upholding university censorship Student Press Law Center - 6-9-1998 College Hazelwood case continues - Students appeal to Circuit Court Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Journalism educators defend college press Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Coalition warns of whittling away at First Amendment on campus Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Kentucky university students vow to fight censorship ruling Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 Kentucky State case judge refuses to budge; students to appeal Student Press Law Center - 3-9-1998 Ten years after Hazelwood decision censorship threat continues to grow Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Hazelwood threatens college press - Federal court decision applies censorship restrictions to yearbook Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Court ruling threatens college media with high school censorship Student Press Law Center - 11-25-1997 Hazelwood restrictions loom over colleges Student Press Law Center - 11-21-1997 Judge allows students' free speech case to continue after yearbook confiscation Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 VIRGINIA TECH ADMINISTRATOR'S LAWSUIT FOR DEFAMATION AGAINST NEWSPAPER 'Butt-licking' title not libelous - Virginia Supreme Court's ruling sides with college student newspaper Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 State high court agrees to review 'butt-licking' suit against paper Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Virginia Supreme Court to hear 'Butt-Licking' case Student Press Law Center - 9-11-1997 Virginia 'butt-licking' suit dismissed Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 'Butt licking' mistake draws $850,000 suit Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 RHODE ISLAND CAMPUS NEWSPAPER BUDGET FROZEN OVER CARTOON DEPICTING RACISM Student Senate restores campus newspaper's financing Freedom Forum - 12-10-1998 Press groups rally behind campus paper Freedom Forum - 12-9-1998 Campus newspaper to keep presses rolling with donated funds Freedom Forum - 12-7-1998 Student senate at Univ. of Rhode Island freezes funds - Controversial cartoon prompts racism charges Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM ADVISER FIRINGS, SUSPENSIONS AND PUNISHMENTS Adviser sues university after firing Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Educators censure Georgia university for firing newspaper adviser Freedom Forum - 8-20-1999 Newspaper adviser says college violated his First Amendment rights Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 Adviser to sue school for refusing to renew contract Student Press Law Center - 6-24-1999 GA Journalism Professor Victim of Backlash From University Officials, ACLU Charges ACLU - 6-25-1999 New CMA program to help advisers Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Protecting free speech is no easy task - Advisers removed after defending students' press rights Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Kansas State Univ. publication board reinstates newspaper adviser Student Press Law Center - 2-19-1998 Editor, adviser removed after printing photos Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Paper publishes blank copy - Editors protest adviser's censorship policies Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 AWARDS FOR FREE SPEECH HEROES Former Auburn editor who battled censure wins press freedom award Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 FACULTY CONFISCATIONS OF UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS Ohio State athletics department to reimburse student paper Freedom Forum - 11-5-1999 Thefts hit 2 Alabama schools Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Administration steals newspaper Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 STUDENT WRITERS PUNISHED FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Judicial board member loses position for writing column Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Former Auburn editor who battled censure wins press freedom award Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Blank page causes uproar at Auburn University Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 University of Kansas board fires editor Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 The University Daily Kansan board fires editor - Action in response to 'poor editorial decisions' Student Press Law Center - 2-19-1998 College newspaper editor gets the boot Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Law student banned from reporting Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES CENSORED BY PRIOR REVIEW POLICIES Prior restrainers, restrain yourselves Freedom Forum - 3-23-2000 Morgan State officials stop presses on student newspaper Freedom Forum - 3-20-2000 Editors quit to protest censorship Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 PRIOR REVIEW POLICIES Outcry concerning controversial cartoon temporarily halts paper's production Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 American U. approves new freedoms - D.C. school removes censorship language from regulations Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 N. Alabama feels effects of Kentucky ruling after policy scare Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Paper barred from writing about abortion Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Oversight policy moves through U. of Texas system Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 The Office of General Counsel for the University of Texas System has advised its schools to impose high school controls on student papers Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS Community college newspaper to resume publication after 8-day shutdown Student Press Law Center - 2-18-2000 College refuses to sell ad space to dissenting campus organization Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Pittsburgh student paper fights alcohol censorship Libertarian Rock - 4-29-1999 Group sues university over refusal to publish ad in alumni magazine Freedom Forum - 4-21-1999 ACLU Sues NJ University Over Censorship of Alumni Magazine ACLU - 4-19-1999 Community protests against adult night club ads Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Students and ACLU fight for the right to advertise alcohol in newspapers Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 University officials take issue with condom insert in student newspaper Freedom Forum - 10-15-1998 Ga. Tech battles advertiser, AG's office Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER FUNDING ISSUES Students accuse college of attempt to censor paper Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 University of Wyoming publications board considers options Freedom Forum - 9-20-1999 Conservative paper regains recognition Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 University chancellor halts newspaper funds Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Politics squeeze newspapers' funding - Across the country editors face government pressure, harassment Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM STORIES Student Press Law Center celebrates 25 years, free-press successes Freedom Forum - 10-29-1999 Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 1 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 2 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 (Web)master of your domain Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Fixing the blame - Level of editorial control determines schools' liability for student media Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Quick facts: Knowing your free press rights Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 OTHER STORIES Worcester's editor resigns after students, faculty protest editorial Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Court rules in favor of student newspaper in open meetings case Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Conservative student publication struggles for distribution room on crowded campus Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Students not laughing at 'ebonics' - Two New York school publications draw fire over parodies Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Conservative paper wins against censoring senate Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	DRESS CODES & SCHOOL UNIFORMS Piercings banned at school School Blows - 7-4-2000 SCHOOL UNIFORM LEGISLATION Kansas state senator pushes for uniforms in public schools Freedom Forum - 11-16-1999 Delaware House considers requiring uniforms for public school students Freedom Forum - 6-10-1999 SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICIES BOSSIER CITY, LA Federal judge sides with school district over student uniforms Freedom Forum - 8-16-1999 Louisiana school district awaits ruling on school uniform policy Freedom Forum - 8-12-1999 BOSTON, MA School Uniforms Cause Dissent At Boston High School ACLU - 5-17-1997 FORNEY, TX ACLU and 18 Texas Families Sue to Stop 'Prove Your Religion' School Uniform Policy ACLU - 3-16-2000 JACKSONVILLE, FL Florida High School students opt-out of uniform policy Libertarian Rock - 8-2-1999 HALIFAX, NC Student, N.C. school district settle lawsuit over uniforms Freedom Forum - 1-12-2000 Student Prevails in NC School Uniform Dispute ACLU - 1-11-2000 Student receives setback in fight against N.C. school dress code Freedom Forum - 2-17-1999 Suspension for refusal to wear school uniform brings suit Freedom Forum - 2-7-1999 Public school dress code challenged on religious-liberty grounds Freedom Forum - 2-1-1999 INDIAN LAND, SC ACLU drops challenge to S.C. school's dress code Freedom Forum - 1-20-1999 Court won't block enforcement of elementary school dress code Freedom Forum - 10-6-1998 South Carolina Parents Sue to End Dress Code National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Parents Sue SC School Over Uniform Policy ACLU - 8-21-1998 LONG BEACH, CA Long Beach School Uniform Case Settled ACLU - 2-23-1996 NEW YORK CITY, NY NYC school board votes for uniforms in elementary schools Freedom Forum - 3-19-1998 NYC school board considers student uniforms Freedom Forum - 2-12-1998 OAKLAND, CA Oakland Board Approves Pact In School Uniform Lawsuit ACLU - 11-10-1997 Partial Settlement in Oakland School Uniform Lawsuit; Board Will Notify Parents About Uniform Financial Aid, Opt Out ACLU - 7-26-1996 POLK COUNTY, FL Hundreds to challenge Florida county's school-uniform policy in court Freedom Forum - 9-3-1999 TEMPE, AZ Arizona elementary school enforces mandatory uniform policy Freedom Forum - 9-4-1998 Arizona elementary school enforces mandatory uniform policy Freedom Forum - 8-28-1998 WATERBURY, CT Connecticut school district tightens dress code policy Freedom Forum - 8-6-1999 Connecticut judge won't halt enforcement of school district's dress code Freedom Forum - 6-7-1999 OTHER SCHOOL UNIFORM STORIES Suspension for refusal to wear school uniform brings suit Freedom Forum - 2-7-1999 The dangers of the school uniform movement International Revolutionary Truth And Freedom Association - 1999 Mayors Recommend School Uniforms ACLU - 10-15-1998 School uniforms address discipline, learning issues Freedom Forum - 3-27-1998 School Uniforms: Prevention or Suppression? Polk County School Uniforms Home Page - 1996 OTHER SCHOOL DRESS CODE POLICIES BISMARK, ND North Dakota school board adopts student dress code Freedom Forum - 4-15-1998 COLUMBIA, SC South Carolina parents sue over school's dress code Freedom Forum - 8-24-1998 COLUMBIA CITY, IN Heather Wells fights her school dress code Libertarian Rock - 5-26-1999 FRANKLIN, TN Tennessee official: 'Reasonable' dress codes don't violate First Amendment Freedom Forum - 8-5-1999 Tennessee 'Strictest' Dress Code Designed to Diminish Individualism National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Tennessee public high school adopts 'business-like' dress code Freedom Forum - 7-27-1998 HONOLULU, HI Middle school, ACLU agree on dress code Freedom Forum - 12-29-1998 ISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT, WA Suspicion enough to trigger gang plan for Issaquah students Seattle Times - 2-2-2000 PHOENIX, AZ Phoenix public high school drops T-shirt logo ban Freedom Forum - 9-22-1998 SIMPSONVILLE, SC Parents, students decry high school's dress code Freedom Forum - 8-20-1998 OTHER SCHOOL DRESS CODE STORIES Suspensions rekindle mother's fight against school dress code Freedom Forum - 10-19-1999 Dress code enforcement goes too far Libertarian Rock - 10-9-1999 Parents across the South battle mandatory school dress codes Freedom Forum - 8-17-1999 Dress codes versus the Constitution Libertarian Rock - 5-17-1999 RHODE ISLAND WHITE ZOMBIE SHIRT SUSPENSION CASE Mother says controversy over son's 'satanic' T-shirt 'has gotten way out of hand' Freedom Forum - 4-11-2000 `Satanic' T-shirt case drags on two years SF Gate - 4-11-2000 R.I. education officials say White Zombie encourages Satanism Freedom Forum - 2-9-1999 White Zombie T-shirt spurs Rhode Island high school student's suspension Freedom Forum - 11-17-1998 ACLU of R.I. Challenges School Ban on "666" T-Shirt ACLU - 11-13-1998 NORTH CAROLINA MARILYN MANSON SHIRT SUSPENSION CASE ACLU Settles Marilyn Manson T-Shirt Case in North Carolina ACLU - 1-20-1998 MICHIGAN KORN SHIRT SUSPENSION CASE Michigan teen drops lawsuit over dress code policy Freedom Forum - 1-22-1999 Student suspended for wearing rock bands' T-shirts sues school district Freedom Forum - 10-23-1998 Michigan board of education keeps dress code policy Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 Michigan school board delays decision on dress code Freedom Forum - 5-8-1998 Students suggest all-out ban in wake of Korn T-shirt tiff Freedom Forum - 4-7-1998 Michigan school board, community debate Korn T-shirt controversy Freedom Forum - 3-18-1998 Zeeland school board meets tonight to discuss T-shirts Freedom Forum - 3-16-1998 Heavy-metal band sounds off on Michigan student’s suspension Freedom Forum - 3-13-1998 School suspends Michigan teen over T-shirts Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 GREENBRIER, GA STUDENT PEPSI SHIRT SUSPENSION CASE Reading, Writing and $elling Out Fade To Black - 4-28-1998 Reading, Writing and $elling Out Fade To Black - 4-28-1998 Georgia school drops suspensions of Pepsi kids Freedom Forum - 3-30-1998 Georgia student told to have a Coke and a smile, or else Freedom Forum - 3-26-1998 LORAINE, OH RELIGIOUS SHIRT SUSPENSION CASE School, pupil compromise over 'Born to Raze Hell' T-shirt Freedom Forum - 11-30-1998 Sixth-grader's religious T-shirt disrupted school, principal says Freedom Forum - 11-13-1998 SANTA FE, NM DRESS CODE CRACKDOWN CASE Kicker and Freak cliques clash at high school Freedom Forum - 4-9-2000 PENNSYLVANIA WRESTLING SHIRT BANNING CASE Pennsylvania school drops ban on pro wrestling T-shirt Freedom Forum - 1-25-1999 CONNECTICUT SOUTH PARK SHIRT BANNING CASE School board scraps plans for ‘South Park’ clothing ban Freedom Forum - 2-18-1998 Conn. school system considers banning 'South Park' clothing Freedom Forum - 1-30-1998 MICHIGAN MARILYN MANSON SHIRT BANNING CASE Parents fearful of Marilyn Manson seek school ban Freedom Forum - 2-20-1998 SALT LAKE CITY, UT VEGAN SHIRT BANNING CASE Attorney for teen suspended over vegan T-shirt offers to drop case Freedom Forum - 8-27-99 Anti-gang dress policy upheld in preliminary ruling Freedom Forum - 5-3-1999 Animal-rights activists protest Utah school district's ban on vegan T-shirts Freedom Forum - 3-22-1999 MASSACHUSETTS "COED NAKED" SHIRT BANNING CASE 'Coed Naked' victory - Students win long-running state free expression case Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 WINNECONNE, WI BILLABONG CLOTHING BANNING CASE Wisconsin school lifts ban on Billabong brand Freedom Forum - 9-7-1999 Wisconsin high school says 'bong' in Billabong brand fails test Freedom Forum - 9-2-1999 CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA DRESS CODE BANS MALE STUDENT FROM WEARING SKIRT Student in skirt challenges dress code Libertarian Rock - 9-17-1999 INDIANA DRESS CODE BANS MALE STUDENT FROM WEARING DRESS Male student wins right to wear gown to prom Freedom Forum - 5-10-1999 DALLASTOWN, PA ANTI-SWASTIKA SYMBOL SUSPENSIONS CASE High school students win right to wear anti-swastika symbol Freedom Forum - 3-31-1998 JACKSON, MS STAR OF DAVID NECKLACE BANNING CASE ACLU claims students have right to wear religious shirts to school Freedom Forum - 9-9-1999 Reversal: Student may wear Jewish Star Libertarian Rock - 8-30-1999 Jewish Student Allowed to Wear Star of David Pendant as Mississippi School Board Reverses Policy ACLU - 8-24-1999 Mississippi school board reverses Star of David ban Freedom Forum - 8-24-1999 ACLU Asks Court to Halt Mississippi School's "Gang Symbol" Ban on Star of David Necklace ACLU - 8-23-1999 School board sued over policy that bans Star of David Freedom Forum - 8-23-1999 Student sues to wear Jewish Star Libertarian Rock - 8-23-1999 Student can't wear Star of David because it could incite gang violence, school officials say Freedom Forum - 8-18-1999 School board bars Star of David necklace as possible gang symbol Freedom Forum - 8-18-1999 Student's Star of David Necklace is Not a 'Gang Symbol,' ACLU of MS Tells School Officials ACLU - 8-16-1999 PIKE COUNTY, AL STAR OF DAVID NECKLACE BANNING CASE Jewish Parents Sue Alabama School System For Persecuting Their Children ACLU - 8-14-1997 WALKER COUNTY, AL CROSS NECKLACE BANNING CASE Alabama school district settles dispute over cross necklace Freedom Forum - 3-1-2000 Alabama student allowed to wear cross in view for now Freedom Forum - 2-2-2000 Student says school dress code violates First Amendment Freedom Forum - 10-13-1999 Fight brews in Alabama school over child's wearing of cross pendant Freedom Forum - 10-6-1999 DETROIT, MI WICCAN SYMBOL BANNING CASE School settles student lawsuit, allows witch symbol Libertarian Rock - 3-29-1999 Michigan School Changes Policy on Honor Student Witch ACLU - 3-25-1999 Michigan student wins right to wear pentagram in high school Freedom Forum - 3-23-1999 Michigan high school student fights policy barring Wicca Freedom Forum - 3-8-1999 Michigan ACLU Defends Honor Student Witch ACLU - 2-10-1999 Teen sues Michigan high school for right to wear witch symbol Freedom Forum - 2-10-1999 HAMMOND, IN WICCAN SYMBOL BANNING CASE Federal judge upholds Indiana students' right to wear Wiccan symbols Freedom Forum - 5-1-2000 Indiana student criticizes high school's order to cover up pentagram Freedom Forum - 3-15-2000 ARVADA, CO KENTE CLOTH BANNING CASE Federal judge denies student request to wear African cloth at graduation Freedom Forum - 5-20-1998 Students sue school district over graduation ban on African sash Freedom Forum - 5-15-1998 ACLU Challenges Colorado School's Ban On Kente Cloth at Graduation ACLU - 5-14-1998 Colorado school says no to Ghanaian sashes on caps and gowns Freedom Forum - 5-12-1998 Colorado students petition to wear African cloth at graduation Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 ALLEN, TX BANNING OF BLACK ARMBANDS CASE Armband Rockstar wins in court Libertarian Rock - 9-20-1999 Texas teen, school district settle lawsuit over armbands Freedom Forum - 8-31-1999 ACLU Victorious in Texas Black Arm Band Case ACLU - 8-30-1999 Free-speech experts describe Texas student-rights case as 'Tinker revisited' Freedom Forum - 7-23-1999 Arm-twisting over armbands in Texas Freedom Forum - 7-22-1999 ACLU sues school that suspended students for wearing black armbands Freedom Forum - 7-22-1999 ACLU Defends Texas Student Who Protested Rights Crackdown After Colorado Shooting ACLU - 7-21-1999 Suspended for armband, Jennifer Boccia fights back Libertarian Rock - 6-1-1999 BOSSIER CITY, LA BANNING OF BLACK ARMBANDS CASE ACLU Challenges Louisiana School's Ban on Armbands As Violation of Students' First Amendment Rights ACLU - 11-1-1999 ALAMEDA, CO RIBBON BANNING CASE Student fights graduation dress code Libertarian Rock - 5-23-1999 ACLU Challenges a Colorado School's Ban on Columbine Ribbons at Graduation ACLU - 5-21-1999 SURRY COUNTY, VA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR BLUE HAIR CASE Kent McNew sues for right to dye hair Libertarian Rock - 7-28-1998 Federal Court Reinstates High School Student Suspended for Blue Hair ACLU - 6-4-1999 ACLU Defends Student Suspended for Blue Hair ACLU - 5-25-1999 SHERIDAN, IN CHEERLEADER SUSPENDED FROM SQUAD FOR RED HAIR CASE School bounces cheerleader over hair color Freedom Forum - 1-28-2000 RICHMOND, VA STUDENT SENT HOME FOR PINK HAIR CASE Middle school allows student with pink hair to return Freedom Forum - 9-9-1999 TOLEDO, OH FORCED HAIRCUT ASSAULT CASE ACLU Sues Over Student's Forced Haircut ACLU - 2-9-1999 NEW CARLISLE, OH STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR TONGUE PIERCING CASE Tongue-pierced teen seeks end to school’s jewelry ban Freedom Forum - 3-9-1998 Ohio school officials: Tongue-pierced teen’s suit should be tossed Freedom Forum - 2-19-1998 Ohio teen fights for tongue-jewelry rights Freedom Forum - 2-13-1998 LEWISBURG, TN BODY PIERCING BANNING CASE Student removes body-piercing jewelry after school threatens expulsion Freedom Forum - 8-17-1999 OTHER STORIES Schools react — and overreact — to Littleton tragedy Freedom Forum - 6-2-1999 Littleton shooting has nation's schools examining student dress Freedom Forum - 4-26-1999 On 30-year anniversary, Tinker participants look back at landmark case Freedom Forum - 2-24-1999 First Amendment spirit fighting to survive in schools Freedom Forum - 4-2-1998 Court Protects Students Wearing Religious Symbols Freedom Forum - 11-23-1997 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
CURRICULUM & FACULTY CENSORSHIP It's the 'principal' of the thing Freedom Forum - 7-11-2000 Former adviser sues university for terminating contract Student Press Law Center - 6-30-2000 Former campus newspaper adviser to challenge firing Freedom Forum - 6-27-2000 Virginia teacher who sued over banishment of banned-books lists resigns Freedom Forum - 6-23-2000 Federal appeals panel reinstates former university employee's retaliation claim Freedom Forum - 6-7-2000 Teacher sues Florida district after contract is not renewed Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Professor wins lawsuit against administration Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM ADVISER FIRINGS, SUSPENSIONS AND PUNISHMENTS Adviser sues university after firing Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Educators censure Georgia university for firing newspaper adviser Freedom Forum - 8-20-1999 Newspaper adviser says college violated his First Amendment rights Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 Adviser to sue school for refusing to renew contract Student Press Law Center - 6-24-1999 GA Journalism Professor Victim of Backlash From University Officials, ACLU Charges ACLU - 6-25-1999 New CMA program to help advisers Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Protecting free speech is no easy task - Advisers removed after defending students' press rights Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Kansas State Univ. publication board reinstates newspaper adviser Student Press Law Center - 2-19-1998 Editor, adviser removed after printing photos Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Paper publishes blank copy - Editors protest adviser's censorship policies Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM ADVISER FIRINGS, SUSPENSIONS AND PUNISHMENTS Journalism teacher says union activity, student's poem cost him adviser role Freedom Forum - 3-24-2000 Pennsylvania district asks student journalists to draft publication guidelines Freedom Forum - 3-10-2000 Controversy erupts after school removes newspaper adviser Freedom Forum - 11-18-1999 High school students fight to restore uncensored newspaper Student Press Law Center - 10-27-1999 Adviser sues university after firing Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 High school adviser loses job after failing to submit newspaper to principal for prior review Student Press Law Center - 9-9-1999 Adviser to sue school for refusing to renew contract Student Press Law Center - 6-24-1999 Adviser receives $20,000 settlement Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Former paper adviser receives cash, award Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Judge throws out students' plea - Court rules school acted justly in removing adviser Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Mo. students sue school after adviser is removed Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 "Disrespect" charges dropped Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Florida school district settles with ousted adviser Student Press Law Center - 7-2-1998 At first glance, it's justice Freedom Forum - 7-1-1998 New CMA program to help advisers Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Protecting free speech is no easy task - Advisers removed after defending students' press rights Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Student journalists avenge - Ethics charges protest advisor's dismissal Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Editor, adviser removed after printing photos Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Teacher sues administrators over bestiality story Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Controversial bestiality article forces adviser out of position Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 RELIGIOUS BASED ATTACKS ON CLASSROOMS & CURRICULUM Ballot initiative would restrict school discussions of homosexuality Freedom Forum - 5-12-2000 Wisconsin Assembly plan would outlaw teaching of abortion techniques Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 Universities consider warning students of objectionable course material Freedom Forum - 4-9-1999 Academic Freedom Survives Court Battle National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1999 Teacher barred from classroom use of Clinton scandal sues school board Freedom Forum - 12-3-1998 School censors biology textbooks Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1998 Challenged Poster Can Remain in Classroom National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 University to hold free speech, academic freedom symposium Freedom Forum - 2-9-1998 Teacher Exonerated for Allowing Discussion of "Ellen" TV Show ACLU - 12-16-1997 Sex and the Censors National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1997 Denial of Gay Studies Grant in Idaho Violates Academic Freedom, ACLU Says ACLU - 6-13-1997 Settlement Ends Dispute Over Teacher Credentials ACLU - 3-13-1997 Religious Right Group Seeks College Control National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1996 Penny Culliton Reinstated National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1996 N.H. school board repeals controversial policy Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 TVC yanks short story from English curriculum Institute For First Amendment Studies - 4-1-1994 Groups unite to ban textbooks Institute For First Amendment Studies - 3-1-1991 SCHOOL BOARD GAG ORDERS ON TEACHERS Idaho judge ungags teachers - Policy banning contact with outside media ruled unconstitutional Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Judge to schools: Drop policy barring teachers from talking to media Freedom Forum - 10-13-1998 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA SCHOOL BANNING OF BANNED BOOKS LIST Federal judge denies relief to teacher who sued over banned-books pamphlets Freedom Forum - 5-4-2000 Teacher Fighting Ban On Banned-Book List Washington Post - 1-14-2000 ACLU, book groups sue over banishment of banned books list Freedom Forum - 1-13-2000 ACLU Defends Teacher's Right To Post Banned Book List in Virginia ACLU - 1-12-2000 Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Anti-Censorship Pamphlet Media Coalition - 1-12-2000 ACLU Prepares to Defend High School Teacher's Right To Post List of Banned Books ACLU - 12-1-1999 ACLU challenges removal of list of banned books Freedom Forum - 11-1-1999 WARREN, MI SUSPENSION OF PROFESSOR FOR LANGUAGE Judge: Professor's suspension violates First Amendment Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Michigan college objects to judge's order reinstating professor Freedom Forum - 9-28-1999 Professor suspended for classroom use of 'vulgar references' files suit Freedom Forum - 3-12-1999 Professor promises to continue off-color language despite suspension Freedom Forum - 1-29-1999 ST. LOUIS, MO FIRING OF TEACHER FOR NOT CENSORING STUDENTS High court refuses to hear appeal of teacher fired for students' profanity Freedom Forum - 3-8-1999 Appellate Rulings Threaten Creative Teaching National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1998 Teacher who refused to censor students appeals case to high court Freedom Forum - 12-17-1998 Teacher fired for failing to censor students’ work asks appeals court to reconsider Freedom Forum - 7-6-1998 Teacher fired for allowing profanity says she will appeal Freedom Forum - 6-30-1998 Appeals court affirms firing of teacher who failed to censor student writing Freedom Forum - 6-24-1998 Another Costly Lesson For School Boards As Jury Vindicates Teacher National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1996 ELKINS, WV FIRING OF TEACHER FOR REFUSING TO FORCE ID POLICY West Virginia judge rules school board violated teacher’s religious liberties Freedom Forum - 1-6-2000 Judge says teacher's religious liberty violated, orders reinstatement Freedom Forum - 5-11-1999 Fired high school teacher continues fight against ID-badge policy Freedom Forum - 2-25-1999 School board fires teacher who refused to comply with ID-badge policy Freedom Forum - 2-9-1999 Teacher suspended for failing to enforce ID-tag rule Freedom Forum - 1-27-1999 West Virginia teacher, public school board compromise on ID tag Freedom Forum - 1-7-1999 NE MISSISSIPPI C.C. FIRING OF PROFESSOR FOR CRITICIZING POLICY Jury finds junior college violated professor's free-speech rights Freedom Forum - 12-7-1998 NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT, UT FIRING OF TEACHER FOR DISCUSSING HOMOSEXUALITY District won't appeal ruling favoring lesbian teacher Freedom Forum - 12-23-1998 Utah teacher's free-speech rights violated, judge rules Freedom Forum - 11-30-1998 Utah supports school district’s gag order on lesbian teacher Freedom Forum - 12-31-1997 Lesbian Teacher Sues Over School District’s Gag Order Freedom Forum - 10-22-1997 Utah Officials Illegally Ban Free Speech Of Veteran High School Teacher ACLU - 10-21-1997 PROVO, UT FIRING OF TEACHER FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS High school teacher sues district alleging he was fired for anti-Mormon beliefs Freedom Forum - 2-8-1999 DENVER, CO FIRING OF TEACHER FOR SHOWING MOVIE ABOUT FASCISM Court Okays Teaching in Colorado National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1997 Bernardo Bertolucci Testifies at Denver Teacher's Hearing National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1996 Movie Costs Dedicated Teacher His Job First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 3-1-1996 NORTH CAROLINA ACTING TEACHER TRANSFERED AFTER STAGING PLAY Supreme Ct. denies final court hearing for teacher Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Outcome of drama teacher's case disappoints free-speech advocates Freedom Forum - 10-27-1998 Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal by North Carolina drama teacher Freedom Forum - 10-6-1998 N.C. court says educator’s First Amendment rights not violated Freedom Forum - 2-16-1998 COHEN V. SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE Anti-harassment code struck down by federal court in California Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Judge Declares Teacher’s First Amendment Rights Abridged Freedom To Read Foundation - 1994 RETALIATORY DISMISSAL AND PUNISHMENT CASES Supreme Court turns away effort to dismiss teachers' free-speech case Freedom Forum - 11-30-1999 Principal claims school board retaliated for her support of lawsuit Freedom Forum - 9-15-1999 Chicago school board suspends teacher for publishing test questions Freedom Forum - 3-11-1999 ACLU of New Mexico Says $520,000 Settlement Vindicates Teachers' Free Speech Rights ACLU - 11-18-1998 Librarian Claims Retaliation for Opposing Censorship Policy National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Federal judge halts forced transfer of librarian to teaching post Freedom Forum - 7-20-1998 District official who criticized Oklahoma City schools could get new trial Freedom Forum - 6-19-1998 Professor’s free-speech rights violated by denial of tenure-track job, rules judge Freedom Forum - 1-20-1998 Former Girl's Coach in New Mexico Charges Retaliation in Federal Lawsuit ACLU - 9-30-1997 Schools Liable for Censorship Damages National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1996 OTHER SCHOOL STAFF CENSORSHIP STORIES California court strikes hearing costs for teachers Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 S. D. school board bars staff from sending religious messages via e-mail Freedom Forum - 1-28-1999 Oakland Schools Teach-In - The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal Refuse And Resist - 1-27-1999 School Districts Restrict Use of R-Rated Movies in the Classroom National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 OTHER STORIES Teachers (and Education) in Trouble National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1998 Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Teachers from Prop. 227's "Sword of Damocles" People For The American Way - 12-3-1998 University claims academic freedom dependent on tenure Freedom Forum - 5-12-1998 Media Literacy Offers Alternative To Banning Films, Books, Internet: Addresses Concerns with Education, Not Censorship National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Court rules Hazelwood applies to teachers but offers some limited speech protections Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ISSUES Boy suspended for drawing Confederate flag appeals case to Supreme Court Freedom Forum - 6-22-2000 Virginia teen sues school board in flap over Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 6-12-2000 LEGISLATION TO OPPOSE PC SPEECH CODES Congress passes free speech amendment - Provision urges protection of constitutional rights Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Congress considers measures to promote free press, free speech on campus Freedom Forum - 6-25-1998 Free speech bill sees some movement Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 'Frat bill' would punish schools for not supporting rights of students Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 New student speech protections proposed Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 UCSD STUDENT PUNISHED FOR POLITICAL SIGN UC system to revise campus free-speech policy Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 California college agrees to revise free-speech policy in settlement with student Student Press Law Center - 9-9-1999 Student punished for displaying poster Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 University of California agrees to revise free-speech policies Freedom Forum - 8-12-1999 ACLU Secures Free Speech Rights For Students ACLU San Diego - 8-11-1999 ACLU: University infringed on student's free speech rights Freedom Forum - 3-12-1999 PUNISHMENT FOR CONFEDERATE FLAG DISPLAYS N.C. school suspends 3 students for wearing rebel flag T-shirts Freedom Forum - 5-12-2000 Federal appeals panel backs suspension of boy who drew Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 3-22-2000 Pennsylvania students sound off about Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 3-6-2000 Attorneys team up to aid teen suspended for displaying Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 3-3-2000 Confederate Flag Battle: A Time To Teach National Coalition Against Censorship - 3-1-2000 Appeals panel considers case of boy suspended for drawing Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 11-18-1999 Lawyer loses fight to wave Confederate 'stick flag' at Ole Miss games Freedom Forum - 11-16-1999 Ole Miss puts 'Hotty Toddy' merchandise on ice Freedom Forum - 9-22-1999 Tennessee student suspended over English assignment sues school district Freedom Forum - 5-26-1999 School suspends Jasper, Texas, teen for wearing Confederate belt buckle Freedom Forum - 2-22-1999 Rutherford Institute appeals student's suspension over Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 12-3-1998 ACLU joins Rutherford Institute in support of suspended student Freedom Forum - 8-14-1998 Federal judge supports suspension of boy who drew Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 8-12-1998 Student, school district await judge's decision in Confederate flag drawing case Freedom Forum - 7-30-1998 Boy who drew Confederate flag testifies he knows 'right from wrong' Freedom Forum - 7-22-1998 School wins partial victory in case of boy who drew Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 7-17-1998 North Carolina high school forbids Confederate flag clothing Freedom Forum - 5-22-1998 Judge refuses to issue restraining order in case of flag-drawing boy Freedom Forum - 5-19-1998 Rutherford Institute files suit on behalf of boy who drew Confederate flag Freedom Forum - 5-14-1998 Father of boy suspended for drawing Confederate flag to sue district Freedom Forum - 4-29-1998 Confederate flag tests the limits of expression Freedom Forum - 3-20-1998 Kentucky students sue for right to wear Rebel symbol Freedom Forum - 2-17-1998 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SEXUAL HARASSMENT SPEECH CODE Star Chamber Erik Altmann - 3-10-1996 Q/A: what may we say at CMU? Erik Altmann - 12-22-1995 Carnegie Mellon Sexual Harassment Policy The Justice on Campus Project - 12-1-1995 CMU's Proposed Sexual Harassment Policy The Justice on Campus Project - 11-29-1995 Harvey Silverglate's Letter to CMU The Justice on Campus Project - 11-27-1995 CMU Sexual Harassment Policy Analysis The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 Analysis of CMU policy by Bob Chatelle, National Writers Union The Justice on Campus Project - 11-4-1995 New Harassment Policies Deter Free Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 11-1-1995 Proposed policy is speech code in disguise The Justice on Campus Project - 11-1-1995 CMU Dean Backs Down The Justice on Campus Project - 10-10-1995 Comments and Quotes on Sexual Harassment and Free Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 CMU Disciplinary Charges The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 CORNELL UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS OVER NON-PC E-MAIL Cornell University Disciplinary Charges The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 University E-Mail A Test Of Internet Free Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 12-10-1995 Press Release From Online Freedom Fighters Anarchist Liberation The Justice on Campus Project - 11-27-1995 Cyber-Garbage at Cornell The Justice on Campus Project - 11-24-1995 National Writers Union response to Cornell's decision The Justice on Campus Project - 11-19-1995 Hate Speech on the Net The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 University J.A. Exonerates Freshman E-Mail Pranksters The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 Cornell University's Decision The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 New York ACLU's Letter to Cornell The Justice on Campus Project - 11-16-1995 RHODE ISLAND CAMPUS NEWSPAPER BUDGET FROZEN OVER CARTOON DEPICTING RACISM Student senate at Univ. of Rhode Island freezes funds - Controversial cartoon prompts racism charges Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Student Senate restores campus newspaper's financing Freedom Forum - 12-10-1998 Press groups rally behind campus paper Freedom Forum - 12-9-1998 Campus newspaper to keep presses rolling with donated funds Freedom Forum - 12-7-1998 VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT PUNISHMENT FOR COMMENT ON GAY WEBSITE CASE Freedom of Net Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 10-27-1995 First Amendment Tangle In The 'Net Colleges Struggle to Balance Free Speech, Cybersensitivity The Justice on Campus Project - 10-23-1995 COHEN V. SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE Anti-harassment code struck down by federal court in California Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 Judge Declares Teacher’s First Amendment Rights Abridged Freedom To Read Foundation - 1994 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FREE SPEECH ZONES Got an opinion? Apply here, and stand there Freedom Forum - 12-30-1998 Students, faculty denounce university's proposed free-speech policy Freedom Forum - 11-11-1998 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL EXPRESSION University system president to ease campus limits on political activity Freedom Forum - 11-9-1999 No political expression, please — this is a campus Freedom Forum - 10-29-1999 Governor's son objects to campus limits on political activity Freedom Forum - 10-27-1999 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SPEECH CODE University of Wisconsin Faculty Senate abolishes speech code Freedom Forum - 3-2-1999 University of Wisconsin considering speech-code revisions Freedom Forum - 11-30-1998 PC RACIAL HARASSMENT STORIES Massachusetts school officials grapple with discontent over West Side Story Freedom Forum - 11-12-1999 Worcester's editor resigns after students, faculty protest editorial Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Political correctness threatens to swallow free speech Robyn Blumner - 9-19-1999 Arizona school halts production of Tom Sawyer musical Freedom Forum - 9-14-1999 Father sues school for teen's suspension over 'racist' story Freedom Forum - 4-28-1999 Cry Racism, And Watch Knees Jerk National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1998 Booneville H.S. off the hook Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 High school students win right to wear anti-swastika symbol Freedom Forum - 3-31-1998 Department of Education requires prior review Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 Students not laughing at 'ebonics' - Two New York school publications draw fire over parodies Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Editor defeats principal, graduates on time after ad controversy Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 Georgia State Censors Neo-Nazi Web Site The Justice on Campus Project - 2-12-1996 PC SEXUAL HARASSMENT STORIES Free speech or sexual harassment? Student suspended for material in dorm newsletter Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Harassment Cases at Other Universities The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 Feminism And Free Speech: Sexual Harassment Feminists For Free Expression - 1995 Time to Grow up The Justice on Campus Project - 10-14-1994 OTHER PC HARASSMENT STORIES Universities tout diversity, then muzzle free speech Robyn Blumner - 4-30-2000 Satire earns suspensions Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 Ga. Tech battles advertiser, AG's office Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 Ban on Hate Speech Struck Down / Judge rules Stanford code is too broad The Justice on Campus Project - 3-2-1995 Democracy is Not For the Thin Skinned The Justice on Campus Project - 11-1-1993 Why doesn't the ACLU support hate speech codes on college campuses? The Justice on Campus Project - 2-6-1991 ANTI-GUN HYSTERIA Sixth grader targeted for pro-gun remarks WorldNetDaily.com - 3-30-2000 Family feuds with school district over yearbook picture Freedom Forum - 11-18-1999 University pays teachers $150,000 to end free-speech dispute Freedom Forum - 6-17-1999 PERCEIVED THREATS State appeals court reverses teen’s conviction for post-Columbine comments Freedom Forum - 12-28-1999 Columbine student plans to sue school district over expulsion Freedom Forum - 8-9-1999 Oregon school suspends boy for 'Barney' song parody Freedom Forum - 10-26-1998 OTHER STORIES Music stops for children's 'violent' parlour game UK Times - 5-23-2000 Higher education group condemns cancellation of Kissinger speech Freedom Forum - 2-10-2000 West Virginia fan hassled over poster Freedom Forum - 11-12-1998 First Church of Christ, Abortionist at CMU The Justice on Campus Project - 3-1-1996 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	SCHOOL & STUDENT INTERNET CENSORSHIP BELLFLOWER, CA STUDENT TRANSFER FOR E-MAIL CASE Parents charge that son punished for e-mail commentary Student Press Law Center - 6-29-1998 BOISE AND MERIDIAN, ID SCHOOLS BLOCK ACCESS TO STARR REPORT Idaho school officials block student access to report on Clinton Freedom Forum - 9-14-1998 CLEVELAND, OH STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student Webmaster wins $30,000 settlement Libertarian Rock - 4-19-1998 Ohio teen, school officials settle Web site lawsuit Freedom Forum - 4-14-1998 Ohio school district settles with student over Web page that criticized a teacher Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Ohio teen wins court order protecting Web site Freedom Forum - 3-19-1998 CORNELL UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS OVER NON-PC E-MAIL Cornell University Disciplinary Charges The Justice on Campus Project - 1995 University E-Mail A Test Of Internet Free Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 12-10-1995 Press Release From Online Freedom Fighters Anarchist Liberation The Justice on Campus Project - 11-27-1995 Cyber-Garbage at Cornell The Justice on Campus Project - 11-24-1995 National Writers Union response to Cornell's decision The Justice on Campus Project - 11-19-1995 Hate Speech on the Net The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 University J.A. Exonerates Freshman E-Mail Pranksters The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 Cornell University's Decision The Justice on Campus Project - 11-17-1995 New York ACLU's Letter to Cornell The Justice on Campus Project - 11-16-1995 FALMOUTH, MA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR E-MAIL CASE Student says school suspended free speech when it disciplined him Freedom Forum - 12-11-1998 HIALEAH, FL STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE School suspends student for content on private Web site Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Florida high school rescinds suspension of senior who criticized school on private Web site Student Press Law Center - 6-4-1998 INDIANA TEACHERS LAWSUIT AGAINST STUDENTS OVER WEBSITE Indiana teachers sue student over Web site Freedom Forum - 8-9-1999 KENT, WA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Settlement Ends Attempt To Punish Student For Web Site in Washington State ACLU - 4-7-2000 Washington student, school district settle dispute over Web site Freedom Forum - 4-3-2000 Judge Says School Overreacted to Student's Site New York Times - 3-3-2000 Judge prevents school from suspending student for Web site Student Press Law Center - 2-28-2000 Federal judge halts suspension of student punished over Web site Freedom Forum - 2-24-2000 Court Blocks WA School from Suspending Student Over Humorous Web Site ACLU - 2-23-2000 LACEY, WA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Washington student says school was wrong to punish him over Web site Freedom Forum - 5-15-2000 WA Student Enters Court Today in Challenge to School Punishment For Parody Created on Home Computer ACLU - 5-12-2000 ACLU of Washington State Challenges Suspension for Student Parody ACLU - 4-7-1999 County judge won't block suspension of student disciplined over Web site Freedom Forum - 2-16-1999 LECANTO, FL CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGE AGAINST STUDENTS OVER WEBSITE Criminal charges against Fla. 'nerd gang' dropped Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 MARBLE HILL, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student settles Web-related suit against school district Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Website creator wins in Federal Court Libertarian Rock - 2-1-1999 Suspension over Web page violates free-speech rights, judge rules Freedom Forum - 12-29-1998 ACLU Wins Victory for Student Suspended Over Website Posting ACLU - 12-28-1998 Who will teach the "teachers?" Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Student suspended for Web page settles with school Student Press Law Center - 9-9-1999 Missouri teen who criticized school on Web page sues over suspension Freedom Forum - 8-28-1998 ACLU Sues Missouri School For Suspending Student Who Created Personal Website ACLU - 8-27-1998 MASSACHUSETTS STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student suspended for private web site satirizing school Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 MEXICO, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student faces fight, animosity over site Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Student punished for private Web site Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 MIDDLETOWN, NJ STUDENT SUSPENSIONS FOR WEBSITE CASE High School Students Suspended in Jersey F.I.G.H.T. Webzine - 4-15-2000 NEW YORK STUDENT EXPULSION FOR WEBSITE CASE Student expelled for home page sues private school Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 OHIO STUDENTS SUSPENSION FOR COMMENTS ON GOTHIC WEBSITE CASE Ohio students who posted messages on Gothic Web site return to school Freedom Forum - 5-10-1999 Ohio ACLU Defends Students Suspended Over Gothic-Themed Web Site ACLU - 5-3-1999 OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY BLOCKING ACCESS TO NEWSGROUPS Newsgroup case dismissed Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Federal court allows school's restrictions on access to Internet discussion groups Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Oklahoma University Bans Sex on the 'Net National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1997 Oklahoma Judge Upholds College Internet Access Restriction Student Press Law Center - 2-10-1997 Okla. professor takes university to court for blocking access to sexual material online Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 PITTSBURGH, PA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR E-MAIL CASE Federal judge: Teen can keep names of e-mail recipients secret Freedom Forum - 4-13-2000 Administrators suspend student for e-mail Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Teen who sent insulting e-mail makes deal, returns to school Freedom Forum - 5-18-1999 Judge to hear student's challenge of suspension over e-mail Freedom Forum - 5-17-1999 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNET POLITICAL SPEECH Princeton backs off Internet restriction Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 ACLU Congratulates Princeton on Revised Internet Policy ACLU - 9-16-1996 ACLU Responds to Princeton "Clarification" of Internet Censorship Policy: End It, Don't Mend It ACLU - 8-23-1996 Free Speech 101: ACLU Gives Princeton University an "F" for Barring Political Speech on its Network ACLU - 8-14-1996 ROLLA, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR CHATROOM COMMENT CASE Student sues school after being suspended for comment about Columbine on Internet discussion board Student Press Law Center - 10-20-1999 ACLU Defends Missouri Honors Student Suspended For Remark in Internet Chat Room ACLU - 10-14-1999 SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE SITE SHUTDOWN LAWSUIT College professor hopes to pull plug on teacher review Web site Freedom Forum - 3-9-2000 ACLU Defends Student Website in Case that Threatens Free Expression on the Internet ACLU - 1-31-2000 Professor declares Teacher Review site defamatory, files lawsuit against creator Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 UNIVERSITIES BLOCKING ACCESS TO DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC Metallica lawsuit prompts Yale, Indiana University to block student access to online music sites Freedom Forum - 4-21-2000 Yale drops Napster after legal pressure CNET - 4-19-2000 Music to Napster fans' ears Salon Magazine - 3-8-2000 Colleges target music Web sites Freedom Forum - 2-28-2000 VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT PUNISHMENT FOR COMMENT ON GAY WEBSITE CASE Freedom of Net Speech The Justice on Campus Project - 10-27-1995 First Amendment Tangle In The 'Net Colleges Struggle to Balance Free Speech, Cybersensitivity The Justice on Campus Project - 10-23-1995 WEST VIRGINIA STUDENT EXPULSION THREAT FOR WEBSITE CASE Lawsuit threats squash suspension and expulsion Libertarian Rock - 7-9-1999 WISCONSIN INTERNET 'CONTROVERSIAL MATERIALS' RESTRICTION School district apologizes for blocking teen's access to Wiccan Web site Freedom Forum - 4-2-1999 Now 'controversial materials' are being squelched Freedom Forum - 5-27-1998 School board restricts student access to Internet's 'controversial materials' Freedom Forum - 5-27-1998 STUDENT PRESS ON THE INTERNET STORIES Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 1 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Cyberlaw and the Student Media - Part 2 Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Student news on-line censored by schools for 'safety' reasons Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 OTHER STORIES UC San Diego Pulls Plug on Controversial Server: BURN! Group's Hosting of Colombian Rebel Group Site Blamed Drug Reform Coordination Network - 6-9-2000 Web site publisher claims university is trying to stifle his speech Freedom Forum - 3-30-2000 WA School Board Decides Not to Punish Student Web Site Hosts ACLU - 2-3-2000 JANET Says Ban It Internet Freedom - 6-5-1999 Nevada university system revises computer-use proposal Freedom Forum - 12-8-1998 State college no place for political speech Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 The other side of the schoolhouse gate - Off-campus publications, Web sites can operate under different rules Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 Georgia State Censors Neo-Nazi Web Site The Justice on Campus Project - 2-12-1996 Time to Grow up The Justice on Campus Project - 10-14-1994 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
PRINTED MATERIALS & WRITING CENSORSHIP Federal judge prohibits district from transferring student accused of involvement in undergound newspaper Student Press Law Center - 6-9-2000 Texas school district to defend against religious-liberty lawsuit Freedom Forum - 5-30-2000 Lawsuits over religion waste school funds Freedom Forum - 5-28-2000 Texas district accused of punishing students for bringing Bibles to school Freedom Forum - 5-23-2000 Boston schools drop suspension of chain-saw storyteller Freedom Forum - 5-18-2000 Students hand out underground paper off campus after school administrators threaten suspension Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Editor says officials punished him for publication Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 PONDER, TX STUDENT ARRESTED FOR CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT Stranger than fiction Freedom Forum - 11-19-1999 13-Year-Old Jailed Over School Essay The Last Word - 11-14-1999 Boy who wrote scary tale is out of jail, but not out of trouble Freedom Forum - 11-5-1999 Schools' solution to violence: silence the weird Freedom Forum - 11-4-1999 Texas boy earns 'A,' six days in jail for Halloween tale Freedom Forum - 11-3-1999 A Post-Columbine Halloween Horror Story Slashdot - 11-3-1999 WAUSAU, WI STUDENT ARRESTED FOR CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT State appeals court: First Amendment doesn't protect boy's essay Freedom Forum - 12-15-1999 WHATCOM COUNTY, WA STUDENT EXPULSION FOR CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT School-violence poem was protected speech, not true threat, judge rules Freedom Forum - 2-28-2000 Student's poem read as school security risk Freedom Forum - 12-16-1999 Case of student expelled for poem could test First Amendment in public schools Freedom Forum - 12-16-1999 HALF MOON BAY, CA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT Student sues over suspension for violent essays Libertarian Rock - 5-22-1998 Parents of youth suspended for essays sue California school Freedom Forum - 5-7-1998 BOSTON, MA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT Boston teen appeals his suspension for writing chain-saw story Freedom Forum - 5-1-2000 ACLU Urges Boston School to Annul Suspension of Creative Student Freedom Forum - 4-27-2000 WARRENTON, VA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT Suspended student settles writing project lawsuit - English teacher, school board found 'gangsta rap' lyrics threatening Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 HUDSON, OH STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR MESSAGE IN FORTUNE COOKIE ASSIGNMENT Third-grader's suspension over fortune cookie crumbles Freedom Forum - 7-2-1999 Suspension without written notification reversed Libertarian Rock - 6-16-1999 Third-Grader Suspended Over Fortune Cookie Message ACLU - 6-14-1999 LEBANON, PA STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR PUBLISHING PROJECT Student Suspended for Printing "Obscene" Booklet National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 MIAMI, FL STUDENT ARRESTS FOR UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Student was strip-searched after police arrested her for distributing 'hate' flier Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Underground student newspapers irk school officials Freedom Forum - 6-9-1998 Students jailed for alleged hate crime violations Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Florida school official shrugs off latest student publication Freedom Forum - 3-16-1998 Teen publishers of offensive pamphlet ordered to attend other school Freedom Forum - 3-5-1998 Florida officials drop charges against students arrested for racist pamphlet Freedom Forum - 3-2-1998 Students Jailed for Alleged Hate-Crimes Violations Student Press Law Center - 2-27-1998 Offensive pamphlet lands nine high schoolers in jail Freedom Forum - 2-26-1998 Students Arrested for Ridiculing Principal National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 FORT COLLINS, CO CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGE FOR UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Libel, harassment charges dropped - Colorado teen faced prosecution because of underground paper Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 ACLU Re-Enters Colorado Criminal Libel Case ACLU - 10-19-1998 Felony Charges Dismissed Against Underground News Publisher National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Student wins lawsuit, can publish lewd statements Libertarian Rock - 8-9-1998 ACLU Wins Dismissal in Case of 15 Year Old Prosecuted For Underground Newspaper in Colorado ACLU - 7-27-1998 WASHOE COUNTY, NV LIBEL SUIT AGAINST UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Court favors student; 'trigger happy bitch' held to be 'opinion' Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 MISSOURI STUDENT EXPELLED FOR DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Editor says private college kicked him out of school over dispute Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 OREGON STUDENT EXPELLED FOR DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Student suing school will have his day in court Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 WISCONSIN STUDENT EXPELLED FOR DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Student expelled for underground newspaper Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 MONTICELLO, NY STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER School board sues New York Commissioner - Seek to overturn ruling in favor of student editor of underground newspaper Student Press Law Center - Winter 1996 COLUMBIA, MO STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Missouri student allowed to distribute underground paper; record cleansed Student Press Law Center - Fall 1996 PHOENIX, AZ CONFISCATION OF UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER High school editor recognized for effort to distribute underground newspaper Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Underground editor succeeds in battle - school to end confiscations, allow distribution on campus Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Phoenix school district backs off ban on underground newspaper Freedom Forum - 12-4-1998 Phoenix student vows to continue publishing Freedom Forum - 12-3-1998 LINCOLN, NE RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Nebraska district bars distribution of underground newspaper at school Freedom Forum - 4-10-2000 NELSONVILLE/YORK, OH RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER Principal threatens student with suspension for distributing underground paper at school Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 CLAREMONT, CA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR DISTRIBUTING NEWSLETTER Free speech or sexual harassment? Student suspended for material in dorm newsletter Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE Rutgers University Withdraws Charges Against Political Activists ACLU - 2-10-1997 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE Federal judge overturns University of Texas leafleting ban Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Federal judge overturns University of Texas ban on leafleting by outsiders; some restrictions remain Student Press Law Center - 2-5-1999 Federal judge overturns University of Texas rule against leafleting Freedom Forum - 1-4-1999 University of Texas defends pamphlet distribution policy Freedom Forum - 11-20-1998 KEARNS, UT RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE Utah student sings censorship - Principal fails in halting student's homemade paper Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 LA PUENTE, CA STUDENT EXPULSION FOR DISTRIBUTING FLIERS School district must pay pamphleteer’s legal fees Freedom Forum - 2-26-1998 Teen runs for school board seat after struggling with principal Student Press Law Center - Winter 1997 California high school student dodges expulsion for provocative letter Student Press Law Center - 6-27-1997 Judge Cancels "Draconian" Suspension of Outspoken Student Freedom Forum - 6-18-1997 ACLU Wins Order to Stop CA School From Expelling Student Who Criticized Principal ACLU - 6-17-1997 NEW JERSEY STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR DISTRIBUTING FLIERS Student reaches settlement with school, principal Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Manifesto leads to suspension, lawsuit against school Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 MICHIGAN RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING FLIERS Michigan Supreme Court rejects flier distribution case Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Appeal dismissed because plaintiff lacked standing Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 WILMINGTON, NC STUDENT ARRESTED AND EXPELLED FOR MESSAGE LEFT ON COMPUTER Turning kids' stray remarks into lawsuits Freedom Forum - 10-8-1999 Jury convicts N.C. teen over message left on school computer Freedom Forum - 9-30-1999 NICEVILLE, FL STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE Florida school board votes to settle First Amendment lawsuit Freedom Forum - 1-15-1998 MIAMI-DADE C.C. RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE Miami school faces lawsuit over literature distribution Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Florida students claim college violated their free-speech rights Freedom Forum - 7-29-1999 CAPE COD, MA RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE School system considers barring kids from distributing outside materials Freedom Forum - 8-10-1998 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE Student sues to distribute religious texts at school Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Barred from handing out Bibles, student sues school district Freedom Forum - 8-16-1999 ROCHESTER, NY RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE Parents sue N.Y. school district after teens told to stop distributing fliers Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, IN RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE Court approves 'review only' policy for underground student publications Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 BEAVERTON, MI RESTRICTION ON DISTRIBUTING RELIGIOUS LITERATURE School district reverses course, will allow student to hand out Bibles Freedom Forum - 4-9-1998 OTHER UNDERGROUND PUBLICATIONS STORIES School administrators may be misperceiving the meaning of works published underground Student Press Law Center - Fall 1998 Doing it underground - A legal guide for alternative student publications Student Press Law Center - Spring 1998 Creating an off-campus publication? A guide to avoiding trouble with your school Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 The other side of the schoolhouse gate - Off-campus publications, Web sites can operate under different rules Student Press Law Center - Fall 1997 OTHER STORIES Judge rules class assignment about psychedelic drug not free speech Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Maine School District Announces Support of Students' Rights National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	SCHOOL LIBRARY & LITERARY CENSORSHIP Michigan School District Rescinds Most of Potter Ban FEN Newswire - 5-11-2000 CHALLENGES TO HARRY POTTER BOOKS Censorship foes hope schools learn from dispute over wizard books Freedom Forum - 5-15-2000 Zeeland, MI: The Harry Potter Debate Muggles For Harry Potter - 5-11-2000 Muggles for Harry Potter oppose censorship of Potter books Freedom To Read Foundation - 3-1-2000 Is Harry Potter Evil? First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 2-27-2000 Parents to ban Harry Potter AP - 1-28-2000 Is Harry Potter Evil? National Coalition Against Censorship - 10-22-1999 Children's books stir up tempest in South Carolina Freedom Forum - 10-14-1999 CHALLENGES TO "HUCKLEBERRY FINN" Oklahoma school board opts not to chuck 'Huck' Freedom Forum - 4-25-2000 Court Rules That School Books Do Not Harass Students National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1999 Federal appeals court allows 'Huck Finn' to remain on school's reading list Freedom Forum - 10-20-1998 Student, Guardian Object to Huckleberry Finn National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 7-15-1998 ACLU Challenges Removal of "Huck Finn" From San Jose High School Reading Lists ACLU - 10-27-1995 The Continuing Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Figure out how to teach the book National Coalition Against Censorship - 9-1-1995 CHALLENGES TO "LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE" School board reinstates classroom use of 'Little House' Freedom Forum - 12-16-1998 Civil rights group calls on Minnesota school to reinstate 'Little House' Freedom Forum - 12-14-1998 Minnesota ACLU Fights School Censorship Of "Little House on the Prairie" ACLU - 12-11-1998 CHALLENGES TO POP CULTURE MAGAZINES Librarians Challenged Over Rolling Stone National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1999 Under 18? School library requires parental OK to view Rolling Stone Freedom Forum - 2-8-1999 School board member wants Rolling Stone out of Wisconsin library Freedom Forum - 9-22-1998 Teen Magazines Too Racy? National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1998 Magazines Removed From Library National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Do Teenage Girl Magazines Belong On Middle School Library Shelves? National Coalition Against Censorship - 3-1-1998 New York middle school pulls teen magazines from library Freedom Forum - 2-13-1998 Seventeen and YM pulled from NY school library shelves Libertarian Rock - 2-5-1998 Will Rib Lake Face Censorship Forever? National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1996 CHALLENGES TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE Florida teacher gets reprimand for tearing up student's 'pornography' Freedom Forum - 6-17-1999 CHALLENGES TO "DELIVERANCE" Board of Education rejects appeal to ban Deliverance Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 Connecticut school official refuses to ban book Freedom Forum - 4-16-1998 CHALLENGES TO "OF MICE AND MEN" Teacher honored for free-speech commitment sounds off on censorship Freedom Forum - 6-25-1999 Florida teacher honored for safeguarding First Amendment rights Freedom Forum - 5-6-1999 "Of Mice And Men" Inappropriate in Illinois National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1997 CHALLENGES TO "GO ASK ALICE" Controversial book removed from Texas middle school after one parent complains Freedom Forum - 6-22-1999 Go Ask Alice Snatched From Students National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1998 CHALLENGES TO "I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS" Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Banned National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Books Banned In Maryland National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Florida middle school considers 'Caged Bird' ban Freedom Forum - 1-30-1998 School officials handle calls to censor books differently Freedom Forum - 1-15-1998 OTHER ATTEMPTS AT BOOK BANNING FOR SEXUAL/HOMOSEXUAL CONTENT Homophobic Attacks on Schools and Libraries National Coalition Against Censorship - 2000 ACLU Fights Banning of Gay Books National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1999 Louisiana school board settles lawsuit over banned books Freedom Forum - 8-24-1999 Idaho library board: Kids can keep access to disputed books Freedom Forum - 7-9-1999 ACLU claims Wisconsin school wrongly banned books from library Freedom Forum - 2-18-1999 ACLU of Wisconsin Files Free Speech Lawsuit Over School's Censorship of Gay-Themed Books ACLU - 2-16-1999 Wis. school district removes books with lesbian and gay themes Freedom Forum - 12-24-1998 ACLU to Sue WI School District For Censoring Gay-Themed Books ACLU - 12-22-1998 ACLU urges Wisconsin school district to reconsider ban on books Freedom Forum - 10-7-1998 Book Ban Rejected National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 ACLU of Pittsburgh Challenges Book Banning in Area High School ACLU - 6-11-1997 Penny Culliton Reinstated National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1996 Censorship is Not Alive and Well and Living in Kansas Freedom To Read Foundation - 1994 OTHER ATTEMPTS AT BOOK BANNING FOR RACIAL CONTENT Huntsville, Ala., school board member wants two books banned Freedom Forum - 12-20-1999 Censorship and Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1998 OTHER ATTEMPTS AT BOOK BANNING FOR VIOLENT CONTENT School takes book off shelves Daily Commercial - 3-12-2000 California school board bans 25 books by bestselling youth author Freedom Forum - 7-20-1999 Horror Novels Removed From Libraries National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 District considers shelving 3 horror novels in middle school libraries Freedom Forum - 5-13-1998 OTHER ATTEMPTS AT BOOK BANNING School Dumps 'Captain Underpants' Excite News - 2-9-2000 'The Giver' goes back to middle school classrooms Freedom Forum - 10-13-1999 Paul, a fifth grader, fights censorship Libertarian Rock - 4-29-1999 Nebraska library board rejects plan to remove spooky children's books Freedom Forum - 4-13-1999 Radio duo taken off air during reading Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 San Diego parent asks county to pull gang memoir from school libraries Freedom Forum - 1-29-1999 12-year-old's plea prompts school board to put book back on shelves Freedom Forum - 1-13-1999 School Board Keeps The Witches in Elementary School National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 Board of education refuses to ban The Witches Freedom Forum - 6-16-1998 Books, Magazines Challenged in Schools, Libraries National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Book Restricted In Maine National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Tennessee Book Removals Rejected National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 Don't Cave In to the Book Banners National Coalition Against Censorship - Fall 1997 OTHER STORIES NCAC Counters Censorship in Our Schools and Libraries National Coalition Against Censorship - 2000 Report: Texas schools pull 55 books from library shelves Freedom Forum - 9-29-1998 Top Challenged Books in 1998 Freedom Forum - 9-28-1998 Protect Our Freedom Of Speech, Teach It? First Amendment Cyber-Tribune - 6-1-1997 Schools Liable for Censorship Damages National Coalition Against Censorship - Summer 1996 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CENSORSHIP Couple sues school district, alleging their religious expression was muzzled Freedom Forum - 6-5-2000 Gay-issues group holds first meeting as school club Freedom Forum - 5-25-2000 Supreme Court upholds student fees Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 SANTA ANA, CA HIGH SCHOOL BLOCKS FORMATION OF GAY-STRAIGHT CLUB 'Gay-straight' club gets go-ahead to meet on high school campus Freedom Forum - 2-7-2000 Judge Rules El Modena High Gay-Straight Alliance Must Be Allowed to Meet People For The American Way - 2-4-2000 Court Ruling Expected Friday on School Meetings for Gay-Straight Student Club People For The American Way - 2-3-2000 Orange County Students Seek Injunction to Allow Gay-Straight Alliance Meetings People For The American Way - 12-29-1999 ACLU Condemns School Board for Blocking Gay-Straight Club At a Southern California High School ACLU - 12-08-1999 School Board Votes Against Students' Gay-Straight Club at El Modena High People For The American Way - 12-8-1999 Gay-Straight Alliance Students Sue Orange County High School People For The American Way - 11-24-1999 Students Set Deadline in Gay-Straight Alliance Dispute People For The American Way - 11-19-1999 Statement in Support of Gay-Straight Alliance at El Modena High School People For The American Way - 11-18-1999 El Modena Students Demand Recognition of Gay-Straight Alliance People For The American Way - 11-16-1999 ACLU Promises Legal Action if CA School Denies Students The Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliance Club ACLU - 11-11-1999 PFAWF to Orange Unified School Board: Follow the Law! People For The American Way - 11-4-1999 SALT LAKE CITY, UT HIGH SCHOOL BLOCKS FORMATION OF GAY ISSUES CLUB Judge Orders School to Make Room for Student Club with Gay Perspective ACLU Utah - 4-27-2000 Federal judge: Students' gay club may meet while case is considered Freedom Forum - 4-27-2000 Federal judge presses Utah school district on decision to bar gay club Freedom Forum - 4-21-2000 Salt Lake teens challenge school district's refusal to allow gay-issues club Freedom Forum - 4-11-2000 Gay students' rights not violated by school policy, judge says Freedom Forum - 11-8-1999 Gay-student group gets green light to pursue First Amendment claim Freedom Forum - 10-8-1999 Attorneys on both sides of gay-clubs lawsuit seek summary judgment Freedom Forum - 4-19-1999 Students, parents rally at school board meeting over club policy Freedom Forum - 10-23-1998 Civil-rights advocates sue Salt Lake schools over rules on student clubs Freedom Forum - 3-20-1998 Extra-curricular activities cut in Utah - Gay student club sparks district-wide club ban, media restrictions Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 Utah Lawmakers Vote Today to Single Out Gay Student Clubs; ACLU Vows to Challenge Restrictions in Court ACLU - 4-17-1996 SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS OF INDIGO GIRLS SHOWS Civil libertarians denounce schools’ concert cancellations Freedom Forum - 5-11-1998 The Government Cancels Another Indigo Girls Concert Libertarian Rock - 5-10-1998 National Organizations Praise Student Protesters; Oppose Cancellation of Indigo Girls Concerts at Three High Schools National Coalition Against Censorship - 5-8-1998 Knoxville, Tenn., school cancels Indigo Girls concert Freedom Forum - 5-8-1998 Two schools nix Indigo Girls concerts Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MANDATORY STUDENT FEES CASE High court: Public colleges may use student fees to fund controversial groups Freedom Forum - 3-23-2000 In Victory for Free Speech on Campus, High Court OKs Mandatory Student Fees ACLU - 3-22-2000 Supreme Court upholds mandatory student fees Freedom Forum - 3-22-2000 Supreme Court rules mandatory student fees constitutional Student Press Law Center - 3-22-2000 PFAWF Hails Victory for Free Speech People For The American Way - 3-22-2000 Supreme Court hears arguments in Wisonsin student fees case Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Justices debate history of free speech on campus in student-fee case Freedom Forum - 11-10-1999 Christian students claim student fees are unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 11-2-1999 Amicus briefs argue that Wisconsin student fees case could threaten college student press Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 College journalism groups urge Court to protect political speech in student newspapers Student Press Law Center - 6-16-1999 Supreme Court to hear student activity fees case Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Civil libertarians hope high court won't silence campus debate Freedom Forum - 3-30-1999 U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider University of Wisconsin student fee system Freedom Forum - 3-29-1999 Higher education officials seek Supreme Court review of student fees case Freedom Forum - 11-11-1998 University students mount challenges to mandatory fees Freedom Forum - 11-6-1998 Univ. of Wisconsin student fee case watched closely by student press Student Press Law Center - 12-21-1997 O'FALLON, MO HIGH SCHOOL BAN OF "WHITE RABBIT" PERFORMANCE BY BAND Penalty flag on ban of football band's song Freedom Forum - 4-29-1999 Federal judge: School may strike 'White Rabbit' from band's playlist Freedom Forum - 4-29-1999 Judge refuses to lift ban on marching band's performance of 'White Rabbit' Freedom Forum - 10-26-1998 School officials cut 'White Rabbit' from band list Freedom Forum - 10-16-1998 RESTRICTING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AS PUNISHMENT School rule on parties argued SunSpot - 2-17-2000 ACLU Asks Rhode Island To Overturn School "Zero Tolerance" Policy ACLU - 12-2-1999 Student wins lawsuit over expulsion for off-campus bust Libertarian Rock - 8-2-1998 OTHER BANS ON GAY CLUBS Gay high school club gains official status Freedom Forum - 3-2-1998 Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Alabama Law Barring Gay Student Groups from Campus ACLU - 4-30-1997 BANS AND RESTRICTIONS ON CHRISTIAN CLUBS Wisconsin students accuse school of censoring religious expression Freedom Forum - 2-4-2000 Ohio school, student Bible club settle federal suit Freedom Forum - 12-23-1999 School district, Christian club settle federal lawsuit Freedom Forum - 11-5-1999 Virginia school district alters policy, grants equal access to religious club Freedom Forum - 9-7-1999 Federal judge supports policy that differentiates between student clubs Freedom Forum - 4-8-1999 Rule for religious clubs remains simple: Give equal treatment Freedom Forum - 2-21-1999 Virginia high school student accuses district of hostility toward religion Freedom Forum - 2-15-1999 Florida high school student challenges district policy on religious groups Freedom Forum - 1-22-1999 Student says school wouldn’t let her form Bible club Freedom Forum - 2-23-1998 School board to allow Bible club to meet during school hours Freedom Forum - 2-11-1998 OTHER STORIES ACLU of KS Sues on Behalf of Foreign Student Excluded from High School Sports and Activities ACLU - 10-20-1999 First Church of Christ, Abortionist at CMU The Justice on Campus Project - 3-1-1996 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
SCHOOL ARTS CENSORSHIP UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO EXHIBIT CENSORSHIP University's effort to pull art from exhibit draws attention from ACLU Freedom Forum - 11-11-1999 ACLU of Arkansas Acts to Restore Controversial Artwork To University Exhibit ACLU - 11-5-1999 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MUSEUM OF ART WORLD WAR II EXHIBIT CENSORSHIP University art museum worker says school censored her exhibit Freedom Forum - 4-19-2000 AUBURN UNIVERSITY SCULPTURE OF MALE/FEMALE TORSOS CENSORSHIP Auburn student's sculpture separated from exhibit Freedom Forum - 4-24-1998 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY RODIN SCULPTURES CENSORSHIP A Kiss is Just a Kiss National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1997 MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENSORSHIP OF CENSORED ART EXHIBIT Florida community college drops censorship exhibit Freedom Forum - 1-14-1998 Florida college bars artwork from censorship exhibit Freedom Forum - 1-12-1998 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE REMOVAL OF WORKS IN PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT "Offensive" Photos Removed From University of Louisville Exhibit National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 10-20-1995 HARVARD UNIVERSITY RACIAL PAPER CUTOUTS EXHIBIT CONTROVERSY Contested Histories National Coalition Against Censorship - Spring 1998 AVONDALE, AZ STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR LINE IN PLAY Slip in script, suspended actor says Arizona Central - 3-11-2000 LEON, KS STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR VIOLENCE DEPICTED IN ART ASSIGNMENT Federal judge: Kansas high school violated student's free-speech rights Freedom Forum - 2-15-2000 Judge rules Leon artist can stay in school Wichita Eagle - 2-15-2000 Kansas teen suspended because of artwork returns to school Freedom Forum - 2-2-2000 Kansas Court to Hear ACLU Case Of Honor Student Expelled for Displaying Artwork ACLU - 1-28-2000 This school's art lesson doesn't make the grade Freedom Forum - 1-27-2000 Student artist files federal lawsuit over suspension Freedom Forum - 1-27-2000 ACLU Vows Legal Action Over Honor Student's Expulsion for Displaying Artwork ACLU - 1-20-2000 School suspends Kansas teen because of artwork Freedom Forum - 1-18-2000 MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GA SCHOOL DISTRICT ALTERS HISTORICAL ARTWORK Censorship foes: Altering painting of Washington crosses the line Freedom Forum - 10-11-1999 Georgia School District "Touches Up" Famous George Washington Painting: What's Next, The Washington Monument? People For The American Way - 10-8-1999 LITTLE ROCK, AR SCHOOL OVERREACTION TO DRAWINGS ACLU Hails Victory in Defense of 11-Year-Old In Trouble for "Home Alone" Inspired Drawings ACLU - 3-13-2000 SYRACUSE, NY STUDENT'S ARTWORK CENSORED FOR RELIGIOUS CONTENT Federal judge: School properly refused to display student's religious artwork Freedom Forum - 3-1-2000 Boy Sues Upstate School For Expelling Jesus New York Post - 11-14-1999 Student's drawings censored for including religious images Freedom Forum - 11-4-1999 FEDERAL WAY, WA SCHOOL DISTRICT BANS THEATER GROUP School District Bans Theatre Group For Presenting Gay-Themed Play National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - 7-15-1998 SPRINGFIELD, OR CENSORSHIP OF DRAMA DEPARTMENT Student protesters say school board is acting to censor plays Freedom Forum - 4-20-2000 AMHERST, MA CHALLENGE OF "WEST SIDE STORY" Massachusetts school officials grapple with discontent over West Side Story Freedom Forum - 11-12-1999 WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PLAY CANCELLATION Whorehouse Canceled After Name Change Rejected National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Spring 1998 MESA, AZ HIGH SCHOOL PLAY CANCELLATION Arizona school halts production of Tom Sawyer musical Freedom Forum - 9-14-1999 BELLEVUE, OH HIGH SCHOOL PLAY CANCELLATION Officials cancel high school play Freedom Forum - 11-17-1998 PALM HARBOR, FL HIGH SCHOOL PLAY CANCELLATION Florida school calls off student production of Woody Allen play Freedom Forum - 5-10-1999 NORTH CAROLINA ACTING TEACHER TRANSFERED AFTER STAGING PLAY Supreme Ct. denies final court hearing for teacher Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 Outcome of drama teacher's case disappoints free-speech advocates Freedom Forum - 10-27-1998 Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal by North Carolina drama teacher Freedom Forum - 10-6-1998 N.C. court says educator’s First Amendment rights not violated Freedom Forum - 2-16-1998 DANVILLE, CA SCHOOL REMOVAL OF GAY PRIDE DISPLAY Student Gay Pride Display Protested National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Fall 1998 California school removes gay pride display Freedom Forum - 6-8-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOL CENSORSHIP Parents file suit after boy suspended for playing cops and robbers Freedom Forum - 6-5-2000 Student journalism groups announce program to honor First Amendment Schools Student Press Law Center - 6-5-2000 N.J. school sued after barring student from handing out religious gifts Freedom Forum - 5-18-2000 "Zero Tolerance" Must End Now About.com - 5-15-2000 Student accepts $150,000 settlement after being punished over scandalous photo Freedom Forum - 5-2-2000 The First Amendment vs. School Safety Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 Teaching freedom where it does not exist Student Press Law Center - Spring 2000 BILLS TO MANDATE RESPECT FROM STUDENTS Bill Calls for Respect in School School Blows - 3-14-2000 Louisiana's Courtesy Call ACLU - 3-5-2000 "The Four Rs:" Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic and Rights ACLU - 6-17-1999 FBI STEREOTYPING PROFILES TO PREVENT STUDENT VIOLENCE Take the FBI's Geek Profile Test Slashdot - 11-29-1999 More Bad News From The Hellmouth Slashdot - 11-14-1999 FBI puts 'risk list' out for schools Denver Post - 11-9-1999 Computer Project Seeks to Avert Youth Violence Columbine Spurs Pilot Program at Schools New York Times - 10-24-1999 MORALITY BASED RESTRICTIONS School threatens to arrest gay alumni Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1999 Kentucky Court Says Teen Moms Must Be Admitted into National Honor Society ACLU - 12-30-1998 Scholars give failing grade to bill banning homosexuals in public schools Freedom Forum - 4-6-1998 ACLU Sues on Behalf of Student Pulled from Election for Distributing Condoms ACLU - 9-22-1997 Campus police pull videotape during erotica celebration Student Press Law Center - 9-21-1997 ACLU Challenges Decision to Exclude Science Project on Condoms from Competition ACLU - 4-10-1997 RESTRICTIONS ON CELL PHONES AND PAGERS Why, Back When I Was a Teen . . . Washington Post - 3-30-2000 Schools reconsider cell-phone bans PhillyNews - 2-3-2000 Beeper Law May Go; Schools Will Still Say No Chicago Tribune - 2-3-2000 RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL SPEECHES Tempe, Ariz., school officials yank student's name from ballot Freedom Forum - 9-1-1999 Officials scrap plan to silence graduating senior Freedom Forum - 6-1-1998 TEXAS STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR HAVING PHOTO OF PRINCIPAL School district pays $150,000 to student suspended for photo Student Press Law Center - 5-15-2000 Principal suspends student for starting rumors with photo Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Photo finishes student's chance to attend graduation Freedom Forum - 9-14-1999 Teen sues Texas school district after being punished over scandalous picture Freedom Forum - 9-14-1999 YOUTH VIOLENCE SCAPEGOATING STORIES Kids, earn extra cash! Rat on your enemies Freedom Forum - 4-4-2000 Schools react to Columbine - Fear of violence leads to increased restrictions on student press Student Press Law Center - Fall 1999 Denver youth summit focuses on preventing school violence Freedom Forum - 6-21-1999 Web becomes voice of 'normal nerds' after Littleton Freedom Forum - 5-4-1999 Let's stop isolating geek, Net culture Freedom Forum - 4-30-1999 More from the Hellmouth: Kids tell about rage Freedom Forum - 4-28-1999 Other side of Littleton story: anti-oddball hysteria Freedom Forum - 4-26-1999 Silencing youth will not stop the violence Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 MISCELLANEOUS EXPULSIONS, SUSPENSIONS AND PUNISHMENTS School district pays $20,000 to students suspended for yearbook request Student Press Law Center - 4-17-2000 Students suspended for seeing Backstreet Boys show AP - 3-8-2000 Father Appeals Son's Suspension for Refusing Drug Test Drug Reform Coordination Network - 2-11-2000 Student Suspended Over Nail File Pittsburgh Valley News Dispatch - 2-10-2000 Zero Tolerance - In reaction to violence, schools are cracking down on student speech Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 School expels young `witches' The Daily Commercial - 12-17-1999 Judge upholds student's expulsion for toy handgun Dispatch - 12-3-1999 "Zero Tolerance" Tolerates Punishing Victims The Last Word - 11-5-1999 RI School Withdraws Proposed Expulsion Of Student For the "Crime" of Being on a List ACLU - 9-13-1999 Civil libertarians tackle schools' tough security measures Freedom Forum - 9-7-1999 Student fights expulsion and 'zero tolerance' drug policy Libertarian Rock - 7-29-1999 Unfair Suspensions Removed From Records of Washington State Students ACLU - 7-22-1999 Student challenges toy-gun expulsion Libertarian Rock - 6-26-1999 ACLU of Kansas Urges Caution, Tolerance in Student Discipline ACLU - 5-18-1999 Zero tolerance for threats put students' rights at risk, say civil libertarians Freedom Forum - 5-4-1999 ACLU Urges Calm and Responsible Action After School Shootings ACLU - 4-29-1999 Silencing youth will not stop the violence Student Press Law Center - Spring 1999 Students protest punishment of streaker by staging parade Libertarian Rock - 3-14-1999 Zero tolerance policy ruled unconstitutional Libertarian Rock - 1999 Student claims religious liberty violated after counselor performs exorcism Freedom Forum - 7-6-1998 Nashville students unsure about speech rights Freedom Forum - 4-30-1998 Nashville principal sends letter of apology to outspoken student Freedom Forum - 4-2-1998 Six Year-old Suspended for Sharing Lemon Drops Refuse And Resist - 11-24-1997 ACLU Challenges North Clackamas School District's Policy of Censoring Student Speeches ACLU - 2-6-1996 OTHER STORIES Chris Hopkins prepares for cops with Civil Liberties folder Libertarian Rock - 6-19-1999 Your Right to Forbid a Strip Search Libertarian Rock - 1999 Hip-Hop Banned from Dorm Areas National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Winter 1997 Let Pam Africa Speak! Refuse And Resist - 5-4-1997 Pam Africa Censored at N.S.U Refuse And Resist - 4-8-1997 Univ. of South Carolina Censors Radio Station The Justice on Campus Project - 2-8-1996 Emerson College Action Alert The Justice on Campus Project - 11-7-1995 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	RIGHTS TO PROTEST AND PETITION SALT LAKE CITY, UT RIGHT TO PETITION CASE Attorney for teen suspended over vegan T-shirt offers to drop case Freedom Forum - 8-27-99 Anti-gang dress policy upheld in preliminary ruling Freedom Forum - 5-3-1999 Animal-rights activists protest Utah school district's ban on vegan T-shirts Freedom Forum - 3-22-1999 PITTSBURGH, PA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR CIRCULATING PETITION First Amendment outrage of the week: School signs away student's petition rights Freedom Forum - 2-2-1999 School suspends student who petitioned for new baseball coach Freedom Forum - 2-2-1999 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA STUDENT FACES POSSIBLE EXPULSION FOR PROTEST University of North Carolina, student reach deal in protest flap Freedom Forum - 3-3-2000 University of North Carolina student faces charges, expulsion for protest Freedom Forum - 2-14-2000 IRMO, SC STUDENTS SUSPENSION FOR PROTESTING INDIGO GIRLS SHOW CANCELLATION Judge: School can keep protesting kids out of class Freedom Forum - 5-14-1998 Students who protested Indigo Girls decision sue over suspensions Freedom Forum - 5-13-1998 South Carolina Students Sue Over Suspension After Cancelled Indigo Girls Concert ACLU - 5-12-1998 GREENBRIER, GA STUDENT SUSPENSION FOR PROTESTING COKE DAY Reading, Writing and $elling Out Fade To Black - 4-28-1998 Reading, Writing and $elling Out Fade To Black - 4-28-1998 Georgia school drops suspensions of Pepsi kids Freedom Forum - 3-30-1998 Georgia student told to have a Coke and a smile, or else Freedom Forum - 3-26-1998 HAWESVILLE, KY STUDENT SUSPENSIONS FOR PROTESTING TEACHER DISMISSALS Kentucky teens suspended after walk-out over teacher dismissals Freedom Forum - 5-6-1998 BOSTON, MA STUDENT SUSPENSIONS & ARRESTS FOR PROTESTING MUMIA ABU-JAMAL CASE Students face felony charges for supporting Mumia Refuse And Resist - 12-3-1999 Youths Face Felony Charges For Leaflets Supporting Abu-Jamal The Last Word - 12-3-1999 Student Suspended For Organizing Support For Mumia Walkout Refuse And Resist - 5-3-1999 Walk-Outs Continue Despite Heavy Police Presence Refuse And Resist - 4-20-1999 NEW MEXICO ST. STUDENTS THREATENED WITH ARREST IN JUSTICE STAND SHUTDOWN University students protest closure of free-speech forum Freedom Forum - 11-23-1998 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PROTEST SHUTDOWN CASE Massachusetts appeals court finds university violated free-speech rights Freedom Forum - 9-23-1998 State Appeals Court Finds U-Mass Violated Demonstrators' Right to Protest Against Cardinal Law ACLU - 9-22-1998 ALLEN, TX BANNING OF BLACK ARMBANDS CASE Armband Rockstar wins in court Libertarian Rock - 9-20-1999 Texas teen, school district settle lawsuit over armbands Freedom Forum - 8-31-1999 ACLU Victorious in Texas Black Arm Band Case ACLU - 8-30-1999 Free-speech experts describe Texas student-rights case as 'Tinker revisited' Freedom Forum - 7-23-1999 Arm-twisting over armbands in Texas Freedom Forum - 7-22-1999 ACLU sues school that suspended students for wearing black armbands Freedom Forum - 7-22-1999 ACLU Defends Texas Student Who Protested Rights Crackdown After Colorado Shooting ACLU - 7-21-1999 Suspended for armband, Jennifer Boccia fights back Libertarian Rock - 6-1-1999 BOSSIER CITY, LA BANNING OF BLACK ARMBANDS CASE ACLU Challenges Louisiana School's Ban on Armbands As Violation of Students' First Amendment Rights ACLU - 11-1-1999 DISRESPECT CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST TEACHER THAT HELPED LEAD STUDENT PROTEST "Disrespect" charges dropped Student Press Law Center - Winter 1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MANDATES Alabama students say school punished them for not reciting pledge Freedom Forum - 7-21-2000 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MANDATING LEGISLATION Utah lawmakers urge governor to sign pledge of allegiance bill Freedom Forum - 3-8-2000 ACLU raps Florida's new patriotic programs law Freedom Forum - 7-21-1999 N.J. Assembly: Public school students must recite patriotic passage Freedom Forum - 6-14-1999 Jersey politicians demand another student pledge Libertarian Rock - 6-14-1999 Florida ACLU Calls on Gov. Jeb Bush To Veto Two Unconstitutional Bills ACLU - 5-7-1999 SEATTLE, WA SCHOOL REMOVES STUDENT FROM CLASS Teacher did not violate student's religious-liberty rights, attorneys say Freedom Forum - 7-29-1998 Seattle student sues school over punishment for not reciting pledge Freedom Forum - 4-30-1998 Teacher tosses Seattle student out of class for failing to make pledge to flag Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 SAN DIEGO, CA SCHOOL FORCES STUDENT TO RECITE PLEDGE High School Officials Learn Civics Lesson In Calif. Pledge of Allegiance Dispute ACLU - 7-20-1998 The American Right Not to Pledge Allegiance Intellectual Capital - 7-2-1998 Student allowed to sit during pledge for remainder of school year Freedom Forum - 6-3-1998 San Diego Student Allowed to Sit for Pledge ACLU - 6-2-1998 High school girl fights for right to skip Pledge of Allegiance Freedom Forum - 6-1-1998 MaryKait Durkee refuses to recite pledge, files lawsuit Libertarian Rock - 6-1-1998 ACLU Sues CA School District For Forcing Student To Stand During Pledge of Allegiance ACLU - 5-29-1998 WILKES-BARRE, PA SCHOOL SUSPENDS STUDENT School fails to pledge allegiance to Bill of Rights Freedom Forum - 10-4-1999 School suspends teen for refusing to recite Pledge of Allegiance Freedom Forum - 10-4-1999 BRISTOL, RI SCHOOL REMOVES STUDENT FROM CLASS Principal backs down, allows student to sit during pledge Freedom Forum - 10-9-1998 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LITMUS TEST Oklahoman accuses school board of First Amendment violations Freedom Forum - 2-28-2000 OTHER STORIES Oklahoman accuses school board of First Amendment violations Freedom Forum - 2-28-2000 Must I stand for the pledge? Libertarian Rock - 6-14-1999 You may skip the Pledge of Allegiance Libertarian Rock - 4-19-1999 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
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