2-2-16 free speech protection for high school newspapers

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin activists are pushing for legislation that would enhance free-speech protections for high school and college media. The effort comes two years after a controversy at Fond du Lac High School, where student reporters published an article delving into sexual assault. Worried administrators responded with a policy enabling censorship, launching the magazine into a national debate over free speech in school-sponsored media. Though school officials ultimately backed down, the magazine’s adviser, Matthew Smith, is part of a push for legislation to protect student speech statewide. The New Voices campaign is in early stages in Wisconsin, and Smith is looking for legislators to sign on

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