Archives for First Amendment Alert
East Hartford, Connecticut: Student’s Opinion Article Pulled from Newspaper
March 03, 2005
PEN USA is concerned that a student’s letter to the editor was removed from the final printing of his high school newspaper The Buzz.
Wellington, Florida: School Principal Pulls School Paper Due to Article
February 28, 2005
PEN USA’s First Amendment Action Committee is concerned by the actions of school principal Cheryl Alligood, who pulled copies of her high school’s newspaper from circulation due to an article.
Alabama- Students React to Lawmaker Who Seeks to Ban Books
February 22, 2005
UPDATE 2/22/05: Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Alabama is attempting to pass legislation that calls for all public schools in his state to stop buying and to destroy all textbook and library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.
Athens, Ohio: New Legislation Threat to Campus Free Speech
February 11, 2005
PEN USA’s First Amendment Action Committee is disturbed by the Ohio Senate’s bill, (Senate bill 24 “an academic bill of rights”
which is designed to prohibit public university professors from addressing controversial topics in class.
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Book Pulled from Classrooms, Libraries
February 08, 2005
PEN USA’s First Amendment Action Committee is concerned that Athletic Shorts, a 1989 collection of short stories by Chris Crutcher, was removed from classrooms and from the library shelves due to complaints about language.