Subtle Censorship: The Problem of Retaliation Against High School Journalism Advisers and Three Ways to Stop It.

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Title:	Subtle Censorship: The Problem of Retaliation Against High School Journalism Advisers and Three Ways to Stop It.
Authors:	Buller, Tyler J. tyler.buller@gmail.com
Source:	Journal of Law & Education. Oct2011, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p609-658. 50p.
Subject Terms:	Journalism students, Journalism teachers, Student expulsion, Student newspapers & periodicals, High school journalism, Mass media censorship
Abstract:	This Article explores whether the problem of retaliation against high school journalism advisers is best addressed through courts, local school boards or state legislatures. Student journalists across the United States are threatened by a new, more-subtle form of censorship. Instead of principals cutting articles out of student newspapers or threatening expulsion for controversial editorials, student journalists' most-trusted confidant and ally--their journalism adviser--is under fire, facing retaliation by school officials through discipline, reassignment, and even termination. This retaliation exploits a loophole in student journalists 'protections, results in indirect censorship and chills student speech. After comparing the alternatives, this Article argues that the best path to ending retaliation against journalism advisers is through state legislatures adopting statutes that prohibit adviser-retaliation, grant students a cause of action, and require local school districts to adopt consistent policies protecting student publications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	This Article explores whether the problem of retaliation against high school journalism advisers is best addressed through courts, local school boards or state legislatures. Student journalists across the United States are threatened by a new, more-subtle form of censorship. Instead of principals cutting articles out of student newspapers or threatening expulsion for controversial editorials, student journalists' most-trusted confidant and ally--their journalism adviser--is under fire, facing retaliation by school officials through discipline, reassignment, and even termination. This retaliation exploits a loophole in student journalists 'protections, results in indirect censorship and chills student speech. After comparing the alternatives, this Article argues that the best path to ending retaliation against journalism advisers is through state legislatures adopting statutes that prohibit adviser-retaliation, grant students a cause of action, and require local school districts to adopt consistent policies protecting student publications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	02756072