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School board member Greg Brown expresses his disappointment with the board for allowing inappropriate books to circulate in the media centers across the district. Senior Ryune Kono said books should only be removed if the purpose or overall content of the book is harmful to students.

New policies in book censorship ignites heated discussions within CCS school board

Royce Brown November 30, 2023

On Nov. 13, Assistant Superintendent Amy Dudley gave details to the CCS school board about a new policy involving censorship in media centers across the district. This policy, labeled Policy 5522, is to...

Journalists should evaluate controversy policies, readers should hold staffs accountable

Journalists should evaluate controversy policies, readers should hold staffs accountable

HiLite Staff January 1, 2023

Controversy is innately tied to opinion, but journalistic controversy more closely follows the quotes of sources in non-opinion stories and topics reporters cover.  This was recently highlighted in...

Administration should reform restrictive cybersecurity policies, allow students to research blocked topics

Administration should reform restrictive cybersecurity policies, allow students to research blocked topics

Dariush Khurram November 12, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, a group of students in AP Capstone Seminar encountered a concerning issue that has been plaguing our school all year. For their summative research paper, the students were investigating...

New Voices Legislation Bill: How can you help?

New Voices Legislation Bill: How can you help?

Adhi Ramkumar November 18, 2018

Read our 11.16 Staff Editorial about New Voices Indiana here.

Hear Our Voice: HiLite, other Indiana publications not immune to  censorship unless New Voices Bill passes this legislative season

Hear Our Voice: HiLite, other Indiana publications not immune to censorship unless New Voices Bill passes this legislative season

November 16, 2018

In 2017, it failed. in 2018, it failed again. but in 2019, if we make a strong case to our representatives, House Bill 1130 may finally pass and finally restore freedom of the press to student journalism...

Censorship laws in other countries may limit students’ sharing capabilities

Censorship laws in other countries may limit students’ sharing capabilities

feature March 22, 2012

“Either the glass is half empty, or the glass is half full, or someone can’t afford a standard sized beverage.” The above quote is an example of a recent tweet from senior Blake Penner, a popular...

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SOPA and PROTECT IP Act threaten to censor Internet

Author Archives January 17, 2012

On Jan. 20, representative Lamar Smith pulled the SOPA bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has postponed the vote on PIPA, originally scheduled for Jan. 24. Sophomore Rachel Chen has a talented...

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