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Why don't high school newspapers have
to abide by the First Amendment?

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Supreme court ruling which limited the freedom of speech granted to public high school newspaper.
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Though public school students do possess First Amendment freedoms, the courts allow school officials to regulate certain types of student expression. For example, school officials may prohibit speech that substantially disrupts the school environment or that invades the rights of others.
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