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Originally Posted by willravel
They can read it to me. Over the phone. The facts are as follows
1) The First Amendment was observed. The words may or may not have been offensive, but the paper was published and the words are out there.
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the first amendment does not wholly apply to a high school paper. It is legal for the administration to censor the school newspaper.
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4) The students' self explained goal was to stop the word from being used by exploring it.
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And we've both seen how teenagers pursue their goals. Sure, some would be able to handle it responsibly. Others would write something that would make the KKK proud, then claim it was to make a point. We do not at this point know what we're dealing with.
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Even if it was hate speech, which there is no evidence to suggest, it's protected speech
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There is no such thing as protected speech in high school publications.