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I looked over the paper.
All in all, their special feature was fine, and perfectly within the bounds of good taste. In fact, if they made one major error, it was the first comic (on page 2). The reader comes upon that one without the clarifying frame - that this is a discussion of the N-word and not merely an instance of it. The framing of the feature itself first disarms the reader's natural reaction against the n-word. The page-2 comic comes without warning.
All in all, I still believe that this speech should have been absolutely protected by the school (and no, within a school setting, not all speech is free). I think I can understand a little bit better why a few of the admins initially freaked out, though. I'm glad the principal is back at work.
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