LAKESIDE, Calif. (KGTV) – Two nonprofit organizations sent a warning letter to El Capitan High School’s principal, alleging the school violated state law and students’ free speech rights by eliminating senior quotes from the yearbook.
The First Amendment Coalition, along with the Student Press Law Center, sent the letter to Principal Carrie Gaier demanding that the school immediately rescind its decision to end the decades-old tradition of senior quotes.
When asked if the action amounted to ‘censorship before the fact,’ David Loy, Legal Director of the California-based First Amendment Coalition, answered, “That’s exactly what it is.”…