tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post1307069114450485328..comments2023-07-03T08:48:52.592-07:00Comments on 5/17: HB 1307: one step forwardJim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-63700178865074569112007-02-06T22:52:00.000-08:002007-02-06T22:52:00.000-08:00fern, whether it has happened and whether it could...<b>fern</b>, whether it has happened and whether it could happen are separate questions--but, if <b>the nuss</b> is right and, empirically, lawsuits aren't a problem, then I'm willing to "see the light."<br /><br />I'd be a pretty poor teacher if I thought people couldn't change their minds--myself included.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, both.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-38448677640608062482007-02-06T17:26:00.000-08:002007-02-06T17:26:00.000-08:00wqfjfIf it were easy for student journalists and t...wqfjfIf it were easy for student journalists and their advisers to declare their publications are forum, more would do it. Many principals will not allow it and some, such as Everett HS, want forum removed from the paper's policy. Everett students are suing over just such a case.<br />As far as liabillity goes, students are already liable for what they write. HB 1307 removes the district and school officials from liability if they don't interfere. No law suits against students or districts have been filed over what students wrote, only over them not being able to write it or their teachers being punished for permitting free speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-154944616460635132007-02-06T14:12:00.000-08:002007-02-06T14:12:00.000-08:00As a journalism educator, I appreciate your though...As a journalism educator, I appreciate your thoughtfulness in reconsidering your position. <br /><br />One thing to consider is this: Six other states have similar laws (including California) and none have seen the negative "chilling effects" you speculate. In fact, they've seen that students have done BETTER journalism once administrators have been able to get past their fears.Nusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787190878612482337noreply@blogger.com