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Question | Privacy

Is it an invasion of privacy to publish a photograph of a student giving blood at a school-sponsored blood drive?

Is it an invasion of privacy to publish a photograph of a student giving blood at a school-sponsored blood drive? 

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Question | Privacy

What protections are given to a tweet that uses hateful language towards African Americans?

What protections are given to a tweet that uses hateful language towards African Americans?

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Question | Student Press

Can my principal censor an article that talks about student drug use and the negative long-term effects?

Can my principal censor an article that talks about student drug use and the negative long-term effects?

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Question | Copyright & Fair Use

Can I use a quote from a teacher’s lecture in an article for the school newspaper?

Can I use a quote from a teacher’s lecture in an article for the school newspaper?

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Question | Student Press

Can the school newspaper get in trouble for publishing an article on sex education and using relvent photos of birth control?

Can the school newspaper get in trouble for publishing an article on sex education and using relvent photos of birth control?

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Question | Student Expression

Can a school restrict access to certain websites on computers they provided even while we’re not at the school?

Can a school restrict access to certain websites on computers they provided even while we’re not at the school?

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Question | Privacy

Can a student journalist write a story about a fight in school newspaper and include the student’s names?

Can a student journalist write a story about a fight in school newspaper and include the student’s names?

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Question | Student Press

Does a school violate students’ free speech rights if they ask to pull a pregnancy clinic advertisement from the school’s student newspaper?

Does a school violate students’ free speech rights if they ask to pull a pregnancy clinic advertisement from the school’s student newspaper?


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Question | Student Press

Can a student reporter be forced to reveal the identity of an anonymous source when the police are involved?

Can a student reporter be forced to reveal the identity of an anonymous source when the police are involved?  

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Question | Student Press

I published an article in the school paper about LGBTQ students and kept my source confidential. The school wants me to reveal the name of my source. Do I have to?

I published an article in the school paper about LGBTQ students and kept my source confidential. The school wants me to reveal the name of my source. Do I have to?

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Question | Privacy

I recorded an interview of my principal for my school paper. She claims she didn't consent to the recording. Can I still publish the article?

I recorded an interview of my principal for my school paper. She claims she didn't consent to the recording. Can I still publish the article?

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Question | Student Press

Can a principal stop my advertisement for a school play from being published because it is too violent?

Can a principal stop my advertisement for a school play from being published because it is too violent?

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