Thread by @adrianachavira

🧵My suspension has been rescinded! You have no idea how relieved I am! I am grateful to the many journalism organizations & people who supported my students & me throughout this ordeal. Yes, I wore this #FirstAmendment shirt to my appeal meeting on Zoom today. (1/6)

A special shoutout goes to @SPLC for their continued support & guidance since December of 2021. This is how long this censorship issue has been going on. The district should never have attempted to censor my students & discipline me. (2/6)
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The district never should have tried to censor my students & retaliate against me. 1 of my mentors, Konnie Krislock, is a strong proponent of CA Ed Code 48907 & was instrumental in getting Section G added, which protected journalism teachers (3/6 ) laist.com/news/education…

All along, I knew we were in the right & I'm proud of my students for holding their ground, too. Unfortunately, not many states have laws like California's to protect student journalists, much less their advisers. In the past 2 weeks, I heard many stories of people who were (4/6)

censored while on their high school newspapers. I heard from advisers who were intimidated by their administrators. Some didn't have their contracts renewed & some left advising journalism or teaching all together.
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I hope my ordeal has raised awareness of California's Ed Code 48907 and its protection for journalism teachers. I also hope that other states adopt similar laws to protect their journalism students. #firstamendment #EdCode48907 #censorship (6/6)

However, there are 2 other issues LAUSD still needs to address: deferring my performance evaluation & issuing a written statement saying the district will abide by Constitutional and state laws that protect student journalists & their advisers. (7/8)

The day after my suspension was handed down, I got a notice that I was being evaluated this school year. My principal is the only admin on my campus so he would be evaluating me. While I know I am a good teacher, I don't feel comfortable having him evaluate me this year.🤷🏽‍♀️ (8/8)

Posting this again: If you want to support my students & their publications, you can donate & be a sponsor. Thx to donations in the past few weeks, we raise enough to pay for our website for the year & printing costs for
our one magazine issue. drive.google.com/file/d/1k78Uo9…

If you don't want your name published or a magazine mailed, just let us know. drive.google.com/file/d/1k78Uo9…

And if you're feeling generous, please donate to @SPLC. They offer guidance to many journalism students & advisers every day. Not all of those calls make the news. My students have called them several times over the years seeking guidance & advice.

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