In a move stemming from the publication of an April Fool’s edition of a student-run newspaper that called President Barack Obama “a Nazi,” the Cobb County School District has ordered that all journalistic content must be approved by the school’s principal.
Sprayberry High School‘s newspaper “The Stinger” became a lightning rod for controversy in April, when it published an article listing 20 reasons why President Obama should not be re-elected.
Some of the reasons were, “because his dog is ugly,” “he’s a Nazi,” and, “he’s black.”
The Marietta Daily Journal quoted a letter school superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa wrote to the Cobb County NAACP outlining his decision.
“We don’t want to censor (the journalism students) but we want to make sure the principal has ownership and has understanding of what’s going out and for there not to be any surprises,” Hinojosa wrote.
Article source: http://eastcobb.patch.com/articles/sprayberry-principal-must-ok-paper-content-5cb8709c
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