Freedom of Press in schools

Earlier this week, the Oak Ridge school board passed a new policy that placed certain restrictions on student publications. Among other restrictions, the policy states that school newspapers and other publications will adhere to commonly accepted community standards, will not be obscene and will not expose students to material "inappropriate to their level of maturity". The policy is a response to protests from some students. They're upset that the high school principal stopped the publication of the school newspaper in November because of articles on tattoos and birth control. Tonight, the Society of Professional Journalists will host a forum to speak about freedom of the press in public schools. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper recently spoke with Bonnie Hufford, a member of SPJ and an advisor to the Oak Ridge students...

Posted by mpowell7 at January 26, 2006 09:26 AM | Links to this post
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