High School Newspapers

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the Supreme Court held that student newspapers could be censored by the principal or other administrators.
The author points out that student newspapers are not censored in California because, in this state, this type of censorship would be a violation of the First Amendment. The paper stresses that student newspapers should not be censored because many of the issues in these newspapers are faced by students on a daily basis. The author argues that reading about these subjects help students to understand better these problems. The paper includes quotations.

From the Paper:

"The principal refused to run the two pages because he believed it was wrong for students to talk about sex and similar topics. ... The two articles that were pulled from the school newspaper were about divorce and pregnancy, thus being inappropriate for younger ages. These topics according to the principal were too mature for students in the school. ... Quite frankly, this gives schools the "carte blanche for censorship." While principals and other administrators may believe students are not mature enough to hear or discuss controversial issues, the fact is that students are dealing with these issues on a daily basis..."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Caroll, J. (1991). High School Papers Grow Up. Texts and Contexts: A Comtemporary Approach to College Writing Robinson, W. & Tucker, S. Wadsworth Publishing, 1991.
• Cheatham, B. & K. Kovacs. (1988). Court upholds censorship of high school newspaper. School Library Journal 34 (6), 8.
• Hebel, S. (2006). California Bill would curb official censorship of student newspapers. Chronicle of Higher Education 52 (38), A28.
• Hechinger F. (1991). High court gives a civics lesson. Contexts: A Comtemporary Approach to College Writing Robinson, W. & Tucker, S. Wadsworth Publishing, 1991.
• Seligmann, J. & T. Namuth. (1991). A limit on the student press. Contexts: A Comtemporary Approach to College Writing Robinson, W. & Tucker, S. Wadsworth Publishing, 1991.

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