Indiana high school newspaper adviser sues over suspension

An Indiana journalism adviser sued the Greater Clark County Schools claiming the the high school’s administrators were suspending her for her support of student’s First Amendment rights.

The school suspended her claiming that in 2008 she had mismanaged the yearbook, but the adviser said the suspension came after the administrators objected to stories about security cameras and student discipline and tried to install prior review which she opposed. -db

From the Student Press Law Center, January 5, 2012, by Brian Schraum with contributions from Emily Gerston.

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