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Hazelwood made some better teachers, journalists; others suffered from fear

by Nancy Hastings Hazelwood stories: It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since the Hazelwood decision came in…. it seems like only last week when the phone calls poured in from local media and area high schools asking for my opinions on what this would mean and my help to defend student rights from…

Scholastic journalism enhances critical thinking, exploration and leadership;
Hazelwood promotes none of it

by Bob Button Hazelwood stories: The Supreme Court decision in Hazelwood is arguably the worst blow to scholastic journalism in our lifetime – primarily because it struck a hammer in favor of control and against education in America’s schools. Having grown up in an era when student newspapers were seen as PR tools for the school,…

Tweet9: Establish a network of support

Establish a network of alumni and parents to support you. Create allies for when trouble arises. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/reaching-out-informing-the-community-about-key-principles-of-journalism/ You never know when you could use a friend or two or 10 or more. There are lots of good reasons to have a parent and alumni booster group — they bring food to late work nights,…

Tweet8: Our job is to fight censorship

Understand how and why prior review limits your expression and endangers the school and administrators. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet8-our-job-is-to-fight-censors Prior review is not only damaging to the professional practice of journalism, but it also creates a stifling, restricted community. When student voices are marginalized, the educational process suffers, and foundational democratic principles such as truth and transparency…

Hazelwood is what advisers make of it,
only as strong as you allow it to be

by Ben Harwood Hazelwood stories: Ultimately, it’s up to advisers to dictate Hazelwood’s lasting impact. Hazelwood’s defining legacy can be one of obstruction, censorship and frustration – an all-encompassing “disruption-to-the-educational-process” shield wielded by administrators fearful of litigation. Or it can be used as a vehicle to build better student journalists – making them more skeptical, deliberate,…

Hazelwood leaves too much room
for limitation of student voices

by Ellen Austin Hazelwood stories: I began my journalism advising career in Minnesota, a Hazelwood state. Teaching at a small public school, the shadow of Hazelwood was a reality. My principal wanted to read the paper in advance, and tried to use Hazelwood as a justification for that request. I was lucky that I had some…

Tweet 7: Know copyright guidelines to avoid issues

Use original work–don’t ‘borrow.’ Copyright violation is a quick way to unhealthy student media. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet-7-know-copyright-guidelines-to-avoid-issues/ Student publications are legally and ethically required to follow the same copyright laws as professional newspapers and websites. That generally means that unless you have permission to use someone else’s work (yes, even if you found it on the Internet),…

Hazelwood’s costs: Open forum status helps win court case,
then stripped, not returned

By Kevin Smyth Hazelwood stories: When I joined JagWire in September 2007 as a 51-year old adviser with no advising background, and limited experience as a student journalist, I had no idea I’d become a poster boy for “things that can go wrong your first year as adviser.” It’s been a difficult story, one that’s not…

Tweet6: Blueprint provides outline for passing free-expression laws

Eight states have passed laws to provide Hazelwood immunity. Could you protect yourselves? #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet6-blueprint-provides-outline-for-passing-free-expression-laws It’s obvious, by the frequent reports of administrative prior review and restraint across the country, that there is a lack of clarity about the law and the First Amendment rights of students. The waters, muddied by the 1988 Hazelwood Supreme Court decision,…

It started on a ‘day like no other,’
but now it’s time for a change

by H. L. Hall Hazelwood stories: It was a day like no other day. It was Jan. 13, 1988. For those involved with high school journalism it was an unlucky day. A decision the United States Supreme Court made that day has continued to have a great impact on high school publications for 25 years,…

Tweet5: Decision-making content control
rests with students, rooted in professional standards

Have a journalistic purpose in mind for every story you write/propose. Don’t write stories to be sensational. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/decision-students/ Those who want to control student media often point to incomplete, biased or sensational treatment of stories. It really does not matter if the topic is controversial in nature. What does matter is that students, no matter…

High school students, teachers
report student media censorship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Twenty-five years after the Supreme Court limited First Amendment protections for high school student journalists, a survey of students and media advisers attending a national journalism convention suggests that censorship in their schools is a common occurrence. Of the 4,540 students and teachers who attended the National High School Journalism Convention in…