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Student paper policy not followed
by Mena El-Sharkawi
The Facts
Published: 1/14/2007

Excerpt:

The decision not to distribute Danbury High School's student newspaper last month was not entirely because it was laden with sexually themed content, but because district policy requiring the content be reviewed by the school's principal beforehand was not followed, officials say. ...

... "We determined that the campus principal had not reviewed the campus newspaper, so we conferred with the teacher, the campus principal and some other district administrators and made the decision not to allow the full distribution of that edition of the student newspaper," Superintendent Eric Grimmett said. ...

... The newspaper contained articles written by Danbury High School students about the consequences of teenage sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and teenage parenting, and editorials making pro-choice and pro-life arguments, said journalism teacher Kristi Piper.

Grimmett said district officials also objected to some of the content, believing it did not reflect the ideals and expectations of the district's taxpayers. ...

... Kelly McBride, an ethics group leader at the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists, future journalists and teachers of journalism based in St. Petersburg, Fla., said she understands why schools might censor sensitive issues. However, she said she believes censoring publications is one of the least democratic ways to handle the situation.

"My biggest problem with it is the unintended consequences," McBride said. "They're not grooming students to grow up and take responsibly their First Amendment rights that they will inherit the moment they turn 18 and leave the school system."
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Posted by Candace Clarke 2:53 PM January 17, 2007
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