Paper carries more information on Puyallup decision
The News Tribune today reported more information about a jury’s decision that student journalists did not invade the privacy of four other students or negligently publish their names.
The story also notes some jury members told the school’s lawyer that the jury believed in freedom of expression and that the story concerned matters of concern and relevance to students in general.
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For an update on the Puyallup, Washington, “oral sex coverage,” go to this SPLC Newsflash.
The SPLC reports the judge in the case “issued a confusing ruling in which she determined that The Jagwire was a “limited public forum,” but said that it was nevertheless subject to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1988 Hazelwood ruling, which allows school officials to censor student speech when they can demonstrate a reasonable educational justification.”
Observers expect a decision by the end of the week.
Reading information available so far should make for interesting class discussion.
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