I visited the Student Press Law Center's web site to learn more about the Tinker Tour. Hiestand said where the Tinker ruling was straight forward, after Hazelwood school officials have more power to censor, even for murky "shared values."
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Hiestand said to include SPLC contact information in our start of the year conversations with our students. They need to know where to go for legal advice and support. The take away for me was this: even if told to not run a story, students may seek legal consult from SPLC and act independently.
My school routinely has students sign copyright agreements. These restrict the use or require citation for other people's work. But what about our students' own work? This distinction is important. Students own the copyright to their own work even if it is produced using school equipment.
My students are going to update our newsroom code of ethics. Hiestand said including them in the process can be a team builder. In the past we have used some of the Student Television Network Code adapted from the Radio and Television News Directors Code.
I want my students to be inspired by Marybeth Tinker's story. Even more important, I want them to be inspired to tell their own.
Pam Shapiro
Pueblo Magnet High School
Tucson, Arizona
Pam,
ReplyDeleteYes, our students should watch the stories of other students who have before them like Marybeth Tinker.
I also like your idea of rewriting the code of ethics and signing the copy write agreements.
Gabriel Senteno
San Diego High School
San Diego, Ca.