Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Essential Question:
Does the decision of a principal to prohibit the publishing of certain articles in the school newspaper violate the students' rights under the First Amendment?
Background:
Students at Hazelwood East High School in the Journalism II class write the school’s newspaper called the Spectrum. Two of the articles submitted were about divorce and teenage pregnancy, the divorce article was about a girl who blamed her father for her parents’ divorce and the teenage pregnancy article had personal experiences from pregnant students. The principal thought that these articles were inappropriate and not suitable for younger students.
Constitutional Principles:
First Amendment
How did the court answer the essential
Essential Question:
Does the decision of a principal to prohibit the publishing of certain articles in the school newspaper violate the students' rights under the First Amendment?
Background:
Students at Hazelwood East High School in the Journalism II class write the school’s newspaper called the Spectrum. Two of the articles submitted were about divorce and teenage pregnancy, the divorce article was about a girl who blamed her father for her parents’ divorce and the teenage pregnancy article had personal experiences from pregnant students. The principal thought that these articles were inappropriate and not suitable for younger students.
Constitutional Principles:
First Amendment
How did the court answer the essential