SEC: student journalism

[Carol Mackey <cmackey@GROUPWISE.EGREEN.WEDNET.EDU>]

Our principal would like to know if there are guidelines which she and our =
journalism teacher might use when trying to determine whether or not a =
student journalist  has overstepped the boundaries of what's acceptable =
for print in a school newspaper.

The principal and advisor don't want to censor or to otherwise refuse to =
let something be printed just because the content is offensive to some =
readers. At the same time, we know realistically that there are some =
boundaries and limitations in school journalism and that intervention may =
sometimes be warranted.

Bottom line is not only one of censorship but also of when  we can =
intervene "without being taken to court".

And, yes, we do have a specific reason for asking the question. While I do =
some other research on this, I thought I might concurrently tap the best =
resource I've ever found - LM_NET.

Carol Mackey, Librarian
Mountain View HS
Vancouver, WA=20
cmackey@groupwise.egreen.wednet.edu

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