The Stark Reality of the 1977 California Education Code and Student Press Freedom / Rick D. Pullen and Pat Rasmussen.

This paper examines provisions of California's new Education Code that secure freedom of expression for official student publications and require that school districts adopt written publications codes providing boundaries of content, distribution, and appeals processes. It then summarizes a survey i...

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Main Authors: Pullen, Rick D.
Rasmussen, Pat (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:
Freedom of Speech.
Journalism.
Research.
School Law.
School Surveys.
Secondary Education.
State Legislation.
Student Publications.
Student Rights.
California
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Information Analyses.
Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials.
Genre:
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Information Analyses.
Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials.
Physical Description:18 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This paper examines provisions of California's new Education Code that secure freedom of expression for official student publications and require that school districts adopt written publications codes providing boundaries of content, distribution, and appeals processes. It then summarizes a survey indicating that a number of school districts in the state have not complied with the Code's mandates. In addition, it demonstrates that while school newspaper advisers continue generally to face pressures from other faculty members and from school administrators, a number of school districts have adopted guidelines that have aided journalism instructors in resolving such disputed. After a discussion of both the survey results and selected interviews with journalism instructors, the paper offers recommendations designed to assure that school districts comply with the new Education Code provisions. (Author/FL)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism (63rd, Boston, MA, August 9-13, 1980). Best copy available.
Educational level discussed: Secondary Education.
Microform.
Call Number:ED189636 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.