The "V-Word"

Feb 23, 2008 11:32


Ah yes. It's that time again. When Andi and Alex (this time with Matt and friends in tow) run off to The Vagina Monologues, and I come back to spew my little feminist manifestos.

Here's the thing. The show was great. I'll always love it because it will always be relevant. Case in point: Grover Cleveland High School, last Thursday. The student run ( Read more... )

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garphoto February 23 2008, 22:26:06 UTC
This quote sums up a very crucial point:

"California students are some of the only in the country with special state laws protecting their rights to free expression in school, said Mike Hiestand, attorney and legal consultant to the Student Press Law Center in Arlington, Va. Six other states have similar laws, he said.

Typically, Hiestand said, students can publish whatever they like, as long as the speech is not unlawful or "seriously disruptive."

The bar for disruption, he said, is high: "It has to be more than just heated discussions or hurt feelings."

Hiestand, who said he was unfamiliar with what took place at Cleveland High, said he would have to learn more to determine if that bar had been met."

SOURCE:

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-cleveland16feb16,1,4557972.story

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