Responses
km, 11/21/2005, 10:31:54 PM
If everyone quits the news staff second semester and then starts their own underground paper, there would be nothing the administrators could do.
stick to sound journalism practice with bylines and interviewing, but don't use school, time, money or property to complete the paper.
or go online. Again, be careful to follow good journalism practices.
Calll the student press law center to see if they can intervene and then have students attend school board meetings enmasse--the more the better. The newspaper students should talk about censorship and the first amendment. Others about what is going on with the suspensions. Get the communities attention, but again, remembe to do it rights--keep cool and ask questions, don't get angry and out of control or you only give reasons to why the administration wants to punish you.
JoAnna, 1/5/2006, 3:09:26 PM
Hello, i'm from the purple haze at nooksack valley high school. i'm a staff writer and a friend is doing a story on myspace.com and as i was reading your post, i wonder why those 50 students have been suspended. Also, i was wondering if you might tell me the name of the school.
JAy, 1/8/2006, 4:04:49 PM
write story on it and send it in to your local newspaper with a letter explaining your situation. im sure they'd pounce on it.
Betsy , 1/12/2006, 3:04:56 PM
Hi Matt T,
I work with Channel One News in Los Angeles, CA and as Jay said I guess I would be one of those reporters "pouncing on the story."
Channel One News is an educational news program satellite fed into about 40% of middle and high schools across the country and seen by about 7 million students every school day. We're doing a story on My Space and I would love to speak with you. Please email me as soon as possible at bkorona@channelone.com. I would need to speak with you in the next several days, as I am working on deadline. . . something I am sure you know all about!
Look forward to speaking with you about this important topic.
Best Regards,
Betsy Korona
Alex, 1/19/2006, 9:56:20 PM
this is illegal as far as i know, i fthey are suspending students for their myspace accounts. they are interfering with your legal right to an education, and at my school they always complain about cell phones as being a disturbance, if cell phones are a disturbance, expelling sudents for profiles on a web site is far more than a disturbance.
they can't suspend you or expel you without reason, like others have said, contact your local media organizations, as they are always happy to roll in any dirt anyone finds, and contact city council or call a law office, im pretty sure if you are presenting the whole issue here that you would have a good case to take to court.
Ann, 1/29/2006, 10:56:14 PM
I would agree with KM; get this issue out there. What your administration is doing does not seem right. The administration at our school is monitering students Myspace accounts, but what they did to your paper seems unjust.
I would recommend talking to your school board memebers (calling and sending emails constantly until they respond to you is my tactic, tee hee). Go to school board meetings, go to PTSA meetings, talk to your local newspaper (both community and city papers), etc.
Shawn, 2/9/2006, 9:14:39 PM
Wow. That is pretty bad. i just don't see why a school should care what you do when you go home, as long as you don't break any laws or anything.
Jeff C, 3/8/2006, 1:58:01 PM
The problem is that many students are breaking the law, or at the very least school rules which forbids such things as threatening another student, whether on campus or off.
Crystal, 3/8/2006, 11:17:45 PM
I have heard that students have gotten in trouble for posting pictures of themselves drunk or drinking on MySpace. I can see why students are being expelled/suspended for that. Why post evidence of yourself breaking the law on the INTERNET?
Check to see why students from your school are being punished. There must be a reason.
Liz, 3/21/2006, 2:51:55 PM
I saw your report on Channel One.
Myspace is dangerous but most students are responsible with it.
