By J-Ideas
www.jideas.org
March 13, 2007
Excerpt:
The Washington state House of Representatives early Tuesday morning passed a comprehensive bill guaranteeing press rights for the state’s high school and college students.
House Bill 1307, passed by a 58-37 vote after a contentious debate, moves on to the Senate.
The Senate is expected to take action on the bill immediately. It will first be referred to a policy committee, most likely the Senate Judiciary Committee. A public hearing will be scheduled soon.
“Now, even more work begins,” said Vincent DeMiero, a supporter of the bill and student publications adviser at Mountainlake (Wash.) Terrace High School.
The bill would be the first to protect both high school and college students from prior review and administrative censorship under the same statute.
