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‘Law of the Student Press’ available at discount from JEA

Celebrate Scholastic Journalism Week by buying a class set Here is your opportunity to save 50 percent on the Student Press Law Center’s book, “Law of the Student Press.” Recent court rulings, statutes and new media have drastically changed the legal landscape. This book, by Frank D. LoMonte, Adam Goldstein and Michael Hiestand, explains what these changes…

Practice the First Amendment –
and join FAPFA winners who do

Earlier today, JEA, Quill and Scroll and the National Scholastic Press Association announced this year’s 11 First Amendment Press Freedom Award schools. The award recognizes public high schools that actively support, teach and protect First Amendment rights and responsibilities of students and teachers, with an emphasis on student-run media where students make all final…

What you don’t know COULD hurt you

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE Recent applications for the First Amendment Press Freedom Award revealed some knowledge gaps. Perhaps it’s not surprising that school principals couldn’t define unprotected speech on the forms each school submitted. So often media advisers and student publication staff members have to do a little educating of their administrators. But a…

What does your social media strategy say about your publication?

By Megan Fromm, CJE Today’s student journalists are increasingly taking to social media to promote their work and network with other publications. However, many scholastic publications do not have a social media strategy that is both ethical and effective. We’ve covered the basics of an ethical social media policy, and I would encourage students to take this policy…

Ferguson incident sparks youth summit documentaries

Living in St. Louis, Mo., during the past year has been very difficult, especially if your school is near Ferguson, Mo., the site of much violence and after the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen in that community. Student journalists at Ritenour High School, have chronicled how the community has risen up…

Making points; not just giving them

by Stan Zoller, MJE A recent series of posts on the JEA Listserv piqued my interest more than others. The topic was news quizzes. What intrigued me was the discussion about not the quality of the news quizzes, where they are available and how they are being used. There was also discussion about using them…

Developing reporters
who are more than note-takers

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE “Question authority” is my favorite button, something I have worn proudly on my jacket, a message to both students and administrators. True, questioning in a snarky or defiant way isn’t a good idea. My approach is more like “Make sure authority isn’t leaving out information we need to know.” But…

Ancillary teaching materials

Use these materials to fill out the lessons. • Limits on scholastic journalism • Articles for broadly interpreted cases • Teaching student First Amendment rights • Supreme Court case facts • Rubrics • Role playing • Morse persuasive letter • Media manual statement • Anticipation guide • District & Appeals Court decisions citing Morse v. Frederick Return…

Ancillary: Limits on scholastic journalism

Limits on Scholastic Journalism Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1969) The Tinker case stemmed from several students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school suspended the students for violating the dress code, which had recently been changed to keep students from wearing armbands in protest. The Supreme Court ruled that…

Ancillary: Articles for broadly interpreted cases

Articles for Broadly Interpreted Cases Miller v. Penn Manor School District (2008) Case decision: http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/08D1173P.pdf SPLC analysis: http://www.splc.org/blog/splc/2009/12/beverly-hills-speech-cop-ii-surprise-youre-suspended http://www.splc.org/article/2014/11/due-process-claims (No Fair Notice section) Ponce v. Socorro Independent School District (2007) Case decision: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1146285.html SPLC analysis: http://www.splc.org/article/2007/11/5th-circuit-upholds-texas-schools-punishment-of-student-who-wrote-violent-story http://www.splc.org/multimedia/278 (Podcast) Nuxoll v. Indian Prairie School District #204 (2008) Case decision: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1317185.html SPLC analysis: http://www.splc.org/article/2008/04/student-can-wear-be-happy-not-gay-t-shirt-in-time-for-protests http://www.splc.org/article/2007/05/illinois-court-rules-students-cannot-wear-anti-gay-t-shirt http://www.splc.org/article/2011/03/appeals-court-upholds-students-right-to-wear-be-happy-not-gay-shirts Boim…

Ancillary: Teaching student First Amendment rights

Teaching Student First Amendment Rights Determine the best method of teaching either Morse or all four major Supreme Court cases dealing with first amendment rights. The staff could create a handout, a website, a podcast, or an editorial or other feature for the publication itself. To determine the best medium, consider the following questions: Who…

Ancillary: Supreme Court case facts

Supreme Court Case Facts Tinker v. Des Moines (1969): http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_21/ Bethel v. Fraser (1986): http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1667 Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1989): http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_836