When I was in High School, Thomas Green, my best friend who was a student working for the school newspaper as an opinion editor had his article calling for the arrest of illegal immigrants, and his first amendment rights, squelched, according to a lawsuit filed in the Marion County Superior Court in California. The lawsuit claims the district illegally censored the student's articles and subjected him to public reprimand for that article, and another article arguing against affirmative action. The lawsuit also alleges that he became the target of threats and harassment.
Thomas wrote that immigrants who cannot go through the hassle of becoming a citizen should "stay out of the country." He also wrote that suspected illegal immigrants should be treated like suspected criminals. "If a person looks suspicious th
What happened here is a classic example of how the majority rules, no matter how unsound the logic of that majority is. Schools can pull articles that cause uproar, and uproar did happened. A large vocal group silenced an opinion not because it was incorrect or flawed, but because it unsettled them. The lawsuit's allegations show further disregard for unpopular views. The article was approved by a faculty adviser and the principal, but after the complaints a letter was sent to parents. The superintendent and the very same principal condemned the article and said it should never have been printed. In public meetings arranged by the district, Smith was reprimanded and his article denounced. The district, instead of showcasing freedom of the press and why it needs protected, absolved itself of responsibility and placed all the blame squarely on the writer.
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