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ERIC Number: ED323536
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Aug
Pages: 20
Abstractor: N/A
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Opinions of Principals and Newspaper Advisers toward Student Press Freedom and Advisers' Responsibilities following Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
Click, J. William; Kopenhaver, Lillian Lodge
A study examined the opinions of high school principals and advisers regarding a free student press and adviser role to determine whether opinions and practices had changed since the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier decision. A survey was sent to both the newspaper adviser and the principal at 531 schools throughout the United States during the spring semester of 1989, just one year after the court's decision. Responses were received from 220 principals and 360 advisers. Respondents were asked to indicate on a seven-point scale the intensity of their agreement or disagreement for statements regarding role of the student newspaper, control by the administration, responsibility of the adviser, controversial issues, First Amendment rights, and the Hazelwood decision. Results revealed significant shifts in intensity in all seven points from the 1985 J. W. Click and L. L. Kopenhaver survey and indicated a more alarming extent of censorship than had been hypothesized. Findings suggest that advisers clearly see their role as requiring review of student copy and correction of factual inaccuracies and misspellings, even if the student cannot be told about them before publication. More research into the increased censorship conditions appears to be called for. (Five tables containing the complete results of replies and intensity measures are included.) (KEH)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment; Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier
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