A press freedom advocate called the demise of the Northwest Public Schools’ Saga newspaper 'a ham-fisted attempt to censor students.'
A press freedom advocate called the demise of the Northwest Public Schools’ Saga newspaper"a ham-fisted attempt to censor students." — Administrators at a Nebraska school shuttered the school’s award-winning student newspaper just days after its last edition that included articles and editorials on LGBTQ issues, leading press freedom advocates to call the move an act of censorship.
The paper’s demise also came a month after its staff was reprimanded for publishing students’ preferred pronouns and names. District officials told students they could only use names assigned at birth going forward. Former Viking Saga staff members Marcus Pennell and Emma Smith display a pride flag outside of Northwest High School in Grand Island, Nebraska.“It was the first time that the school had officially been, like, ‘We don’t really want you here,’” Pennell said. “You know, that was a big deal for me.”
Some school board members have made no secret of their objection to the Saga’s LGBTQ content, including board president Dan Leiser, who said “most people were upset” with it.
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