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To commemorate #StudentPressFreedomDay, here’s a thread of the best stories I put together for @SPLC when I was reporting for them on high school and college press censorship around the country.
One of my favorite stories to write included @nehamira14, whose experiences were later covered in a @nytimes story. One of my last days of my @SPLC internship, I was assigned to write about a censorship situation at a high school in Texas. splc.org/2018/05/prospe…
The principle at the school had banned editorials and fired award-winning journalism adviser, @loglesbee. The story garnered a ton of follow up coverage, including a @dallasnews article. Eventually, the school changed their policy.
