By Cathy Kuhlmeier So often, I’m asked: “Why did we (The Spectrum staff) push the issue over being censored rather than just let it go?” Honestly, it’s quite simple: we believed that our story topics were relevant to our student body and, even more than that, we believed that sharing these stories might make a … Continue reading Big or small, changemaking takes different forms
Recent cases show that officials must do more to protect student speech
Dave Roland, JD More than fifty years ago, in the landmark First Amendment case of Tinker v. Des Moines, the U.S. Supreme Court famously proclaimed that students' constitutional rights to free expression “do not stop at the schoolhouse gate.” Yet a disturbing nationwide trend shows that school officials and law enforcement increasingly reach far beyond … Continue reading Recent cases show that officials must do more to protect student speech
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