I know we're united here on the 2nd Amendment...but how about the 1st?

[Glock Shooter]

http://www.change.org/petitions/dont...new=t&opt_fb=t

IMO this is just wrong. Shut down the press first.....what's next? It's the CONSTITUTION and I say DON'T MESS WITH IT!!! Agree or disagree with the article in question isn't the issue, the issue is, does a "power" have the right to censor the press? You decide.....

OVERVIEW

The principal of a Colorado high school has shut down the student newspaper -- for truthfully reporting on the death of a classmate. Telling students that their story was "too big for a high school paper," he yanked the students' faculty advisor from her position, changed their journalism class to a non-publishing class and shut down the paper.
Censoring student journalists in Colorado isn't just wrong. It's illegal. Colorado student journalists and their journalism advisors are protected by a state law that says they have the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press.
But Principal Leon Lundie of Overland High School in Aurora, Colo., blatantly disregarded the law in an attempt to silence a story the students reported about a fellow student who died as a result of an injury during a wrestling tournament. Even though the students backed up the story with interviews and research - and even provided Lundie with the student's death certificate - he reportedly told them that the story "lacked balance."
When the students said they'd go ahead with the story, Lundie told them it would be the last issue they'd publish, hauled their advisor into a meeting and fired her, and said through a spokesperson that the newspaper was shutting down due to "budget concerns" - a rationale refuted by the students themselves, who say they're not over budget. The ACLU and the Student Press Law Center are speaking up for these students - let's add our voices as well.
Can you help make this right? Taking a stand will send a message to Overland High -- and other schools watching this story -- that we care about freedom of speech in American high schools. Speak up for the young journalists of The Overland Scout and their advisor, Laura Sudik, and tell Overland High School's principal: Don't shut down a student paper for telling the truth!

[Scanker19]

Just to cause a ruckus, it does say "congress shall make no law....."

[Hayes]

Interested in the replies.

[hammer03]

yes and no. They're allowed to publish whatever they want, and say what they want. But that doesn't mean the school has to fund it. Now if the students and the faculty advisor wanted to get some funding on their own, and publish the things their "non publishing" class ideas, they wouldn't be allowed to stop them from publishing.

[mx'r]

How old is the majority of teens? Under 18, you have no rights (unless Illegal Immigrant). Foxtrot is right, it's education. That's why we can do nothing about all the Libtard teachers in this state that spew their nonsense to our children.

[cebeu]

Read that story last week. Comes across as "a few people in a pissing contest" that spilled-over to this reported issue. Candidly, while this event/paper may be the center-of-the-universe for this group involved and did draw some head-lines, I have no interest.

[sniper7]

Taxpayer funded education, taxpayer funded salary of the principal. maybe the people should decide.

They are not making any money off the paper...quite the opposite. personally I don't want to see any more journalists and story tellers being born because the media is large enough and shitty enough as it is...shut the bitch down.

Of course people have the freedom of speech, but these kids are there to learn. From the little bit of the article I read it seems to me that the principal was basically keeping the students from having more drama go on in the school. The kids should be reading their assigned textbooks...or maybe even read and memorize the constitution instead of keeping up on the latest gossip at the school. enough of that happens outside the classroom.

School papers IMO are an absolute waste of money. never once did I read anything in any grade level from the school paper. With budget cuts going on in the schools some things need to be slashed. this sounds like a great start to me.

[sniper7]

How old is the majority of teens? Under 18, you have no rights (unless Illegal Immigrant). Foxtrot is right, it's education. That's why we can do nothing about all the Libtard teachers in this state that spew their nonsense to our children.

OH, but WE can! that is why I substitute teach! I consider myself the voice of reason!!!

[Daniel_187]

When I was in HS it seemed liked no kid had rights

[mx'r]

OH, but WE can! that is why I substitute teach! I consider myself the voice of reason!!!

There needs to be more of you and less of them. Your a minority in the teaching community for sure. We should "elect" our teachers. IMO.