The principal of Hazelwood East High School removed two articles from the school newspaper dealing with pregnancy and the 1st and 14th Amendments. Students sued in federal court claiming freedom of expression violations. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the school, setting a precedent that limited First Amendment protections for high school journalism and allowed more censorship by schools.

2. The Principal
of Hazelwood
East High
School
removed 2
articles from
the schools
newspaper,
The Spectrum. One dealt with
pregnancy and
the other
dealt with

3. 1st and 14th Amendments
Freedom of
Expression
School officials
violated their right
to freedom of
expression

4. Court ruled in favor of
the school
Court of Appeals for the
8th Circuit reversed
The Principal and School
District took the case to the
Supreme Court
Principal and School
District were sued in
Federal Court

5. The School District of
Hazelwood won the case
Devastating blow for
scholastic journalism
Cut back the First
Amendment
protections public high
school students have
been afforded for
years

6. Other court cases are
now starting to
interpret it
Schools don’t have an
unlimited right to
censor
Impact will
continue to grow