Conversations at the Schoolhouse Gate JEA's Scholastic Press Rights Commission

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To celebrate the end of Scholastic Journalism Week 2023 and to affirm the importance of Bold Journalism and Brave Advocacy, Diana Day rounded up former and current Editors in Chief and others from her own school and asked them to explain what student press rights mean to them

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In honor of the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day, Diana Day interviews Student Press Law Center digital strategist Danielle Dieterich about the origins of this celebration of student press freedom. Dieterich explains how the day evolved from its humble origins on the back of an envelope in 2018 to its current iteration, with more than 30 partner organizations. The 2023 theme, Bold Journalism and Brave Advocacy, celebrates student journalists and their advsers fighting for students' First Amendment rights. Dieterich also describes some of the current issues student journalists are facing across the country.

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In this quick tip episode, learn how to access public records impacting your school community through FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests. Data your school district keeps for its own information or to report out to the state or federal government is an important resource for journalists. It can reveal patterns and statistics that belie the school’s reputation for better or for worse. It can help reveal positive or alarming trends in student discipline, achievement, attendance or safety. Students often don’t think about accessing this information, but it can help frame the most telling and informative stories at your school. This tip is based on SPRC member John Bowen's writing on our website: https://jeasprc.org/foia-requests/

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In this episode, we look at the Mahanoy v BL case which the Supreme Court ruled on in June. It focuses on student rights of free expression using social media off campus. The very limited decision, siding with the student raised as many questions as it answered. Tripp Robbins interviews law professors and First Amendment attorneys Sommer Ingram Dean (also of Student Press Law Center) and Jim Wagstaffe. 

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In this episode, we look at a case now at the Supreme Court centered on a high school sophomore, her Snapchat post - and four uses of the F-bomb. The implications for student free expression and free press are troubling. Tripp Robbins interviews law professor and First Amendment attorney Jim Wagstaffe who puts this case, B.L. v Mahanoy, in context of landmark student press decisions. 

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In this episode, we look at the protections an editorial board offers student journalists. Diana Day speaks with her co-adviser Debra Galler, Editor-in-Chief Sam Bitman, and Terry Bitman, longtime journalist, journalism professor, and Sam's grandfather, to discuss the establishment of their school newspaper's first editorial board.

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