In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnancy. He did not notify the student editors or reporters. The students strongly objected this censorship and took him to court. On appeal to the circuit court of appeals, the ruling was reversed and decided in favor of the students. At this point, the Hazelwood school district appealed to the United States Supreme court. I would have ruled in favor of the students because their newspaper should not have been censored without the consent of the students and editors. The court upheld the principal's action because the school official acted as the publisher of the newspaper.
In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnancy. He did not notify the student editors or reporters.
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United States Supreme CourtThe students strongly objected this censorship and took him to court. On appeal to the circuit court of appeals, the ruling was reversed and decided in favor of the students. At this point, the Hazelwood school district appealed to the United States Supreme court. I would have ruled in favor of the students because their newspaper should not have been censored without the consent of the students and editors. The court upheld the principal's action because the school official acted as the publisher of the newspaper.
In 1983, the principal at Hazelwood East High School in Missouri removed two pages from the student newspaper that carried stories about divorce and pregnancy. He did not notify the student editors or reporters. The students strongly objected this censorship and took him to court. On appeal to the circuit court of appeals, the ruling was reversed and decided in favor of the students. At this point, the Hazelwood school district appealed to the United States Supreme court. I would have ruled in favor of the students because their newspaper should not have been censored without the consent of the students and editors. The court upheld the principal's action because the school official acted as the publisher of the newspaper.
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