Student journalists in Montgomery County push back on district memo, citing censorship concerns

Over 150 students and staff from all 25 high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, are calling for school leaders to withdraw a March memo they say could lead to censorship of student publications.

According to an open letter, Dr. Peter Moran, who serves as the chief of schools for the Montgomery County school district, circulated a memo requiring all schools to designate an administrator to review every “student publication and school-related printed material,” prior to publication.

The memo was filed on March 19…

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