This case involved the debating opinions regarding the first amendment. In May of 1983, Hazelwood East High School’s Journalism II class was about to publish its school newspaper, The Spectrum, which was written and edited by students. However, when the issue was sent to the principal Robert E. Reynolds for page proofs, he immediately removed two of the articles in the issue because they contained contents that was viewed as inappropriate. One of the articles consisted the issue of teen pregnancy while the other was about divorced parents, specifically targeting the irresponsible father who did not spend enough time with the family. Although the names were changed, the principal still believed that the article about the teen pregnancy, which
