Hazelwood versus Kuhlmeier

What was the problem in the Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier case?

• Students wore black arm bands.

• Students wrote stories about divorce and pregnancy.

• One student wrote an inappropriate speech.

What was the name of the school that took Kuhlmeier to court?

The cost for producing the Spectrum newspaper was covered by whom?

• Kuhlmeier

• Principal Reynolds

• Hazelwood School District

Who was Cathy Kuhlmeier?

• The Spectrum newspaper's advisor

• Hazelwood High School principal

• The Spectrum newspaper's editor

Based on this case, schools can censor students IF...

• the school sponsors the newspaper

• the school does NOT pay for the newspaper

When and where did the Hazelwood versus Kuhlmeier case occur?

• Ohio 1945

• Missouri 1983

• Kansas 1881

What did the principal do after realizing the newspaper had stories he did not like?

• He deleted the stories so they were not printed

• He printed the stories on his own and handed them out at school.

According to the Supreme Court, did Principal Reynolds violate the students' rights by censoring their pages?

• YES, HE VIOLATED THEIR RIGHTS.

  He was not allowed to remove the stories

• NO, HE HAD THE RIGHT TO REMOVE THE STORIES.

Based on the Supreme Court decision, if a student’s free speech is distracting from the school’s “basic educational mission,” the school is allowed to censor, or remove, it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Supreme Court decided that a school-sponsored newspaper was not a ________ (a place traditionally used for open, public expression). Therefore, it did not get the same free speech protections as journalists writing for other newspapers.

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