Quote:
Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
There are plenty of previous cases where courts have upheld that First Amendment does not apply in schools.
|
It's more correct to say that it does not wholly apply to schools. For instance, if this newspaper were produced by the students, with no financial or advisory support from the school, then it would enjoy the same 1st amendment protections as any "real" newspaper.
Also, the school is still subject to certain restrictions on how it controls the newspaper - - they can censor, for example, but they cannot dictate how the students gather the news or who they talk to as sources.