Final answer:
The question of whether the student's rights were violated depends on whether the student newspaper was established as a forum for student expression, and if the censorship was due to substantial and material interference with school operations.
Step-by-step explanation:
When considering if a student's rights were violated due to the censorship of an article by the school board, it's important to look at legal precedents and the specifics of the First Amendment, especially as it relates to the school environment. One significant case is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, which determined that public school curricular student newspapers that are not established as forums for student expression could be subject to a lower level of First Amendment protection.
In this case, if the student newspaper was not considered a public forum by policy or practice, the school may have the authority to censor it if they believe the content to interfere with educational objectives. However, if the newspaper was established as a forum for student expression, the censorship might infringe upon the students' right to free expression under the First Amendment.
Moreover, in situations where the content does not create a material and substantial interference with school operation, as discussed in the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District case, the students' rights to free expression should be upheld. Moreover, school officials need to be wary of crossing the line into excessively invasive actions, such as strip searches, as decided in the case where Savanna's rights were deemed violated due to an excessively intrusive strip search by the school officials.