March 16, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 89) • Page Image 3
… federal or state law or capable of inciting students so as to create a clear and present danger. Section 5 of the Student Free Press and Civics Readiness Act establishes a framework for schools…
… to customize their student publication guidelines under a freedom of expression policy. The policy can enable school authorities to further regulate the material that is published. “Each school…
… district shall adopt a written student freedom of expression policy in accordance with this act,” the policy says. “The policy must include reasonable provisions for the time, place, and manner of…
… student expression. The policy may also include limitations on language that is profane, harassing, threatening, or intimidating.” Also included in the bill is a provision that provides immunity…
… from disciplinary action for both student journalists and student media advisers for writing and publishing content that is not prohibited by the law, or by the school’s freedom of expression…
… policy. The bill defines student media advisers as individuals who act as instructors for student journalists, or officials who supervise the newspaper’s publication. The provision aims to…
… prevent articles from being arbitrarily regulated by a school, or establishment of higher learning. CENSORSHIP From Page 1A focused on the student body. That is, until last summer. Seto was the…
… decision. Eddie Washington, the executive director of DPSS, cited Seto’s partnership on student safety initiatives in particular at the time of his hiring. “Throughout his service, he built a strong…
… remains a point of contention for student activists. Rackham student Maryam Aziz, an Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives organizer, denounced Seto’s hiring last summer, and said on March 9 she still…
… fact that someone who is in a position of power in the city can invalidate people’s concerns.” Seto declined comment on cases he worked on for the city. For some students, however, the issue goes…