High School Newspaper Publishes Story About Student In Adult Entertainment
 

I find the story very interesting. it looks like the school is trying to stop the publishing of the story because they see it as a recruitment method or endorsement of the adult industry. I see it as an 18 year old telling her story.

What do you think? How do you see it?

High School Newspaper Battling With District Over Story About Student In Adult Entertainment

STOCKTON (CBS13) — Students and administrators at a San Joaquin County school are caught up in a tense battle over freedom of speech.

The student newspaper at Bear Creek High School in Stockton wants to publish a story about an 18-year-old student who works in adult entertainment. The district is laying on the brakes, claiming the article could be obscene. Currently, the article in The Bruin Voice is set to be published and distributed on May 3

“When you are on the side of free speech you will never lose,” said Kathi Duffel, the journalism teacher who runs the Bruin Voice.

But Duffel could lose her job. The first letter from the district came earlier this month said she could be dismissed if a copy of the story isn’t provided before publication.

“I opened it up and read it in front of her and then I cried,” Duffel said.

Those tears turned into defiance and frustration after talking with attorneys.

“We believe this student has every right to tell her story legally and that we have every legal right to tell it,” Duffel said.

Bailey Kirkeby is writing the story about the student who performs adult entertainment. She says the student does it to help pay rent and other expenses.

“I think a lot of people assume that she’s just the porn star but the story is actually giving her a personality,” Kirkeby said.

Lodi Unified School District officials said they can legally intervene with the publication. They sent a statement to CBS13 that said:

“Lodi Unified School District supports the rights our students have to freedom of speech. The District has not censored nor stopped the publication of the Bruin Voice, or any article originally scheduled to be published on April 23, now scheduled for May 3. The District is legally required to ensure that publications do not violate Education Code Section 48907. This law requires districts to prevent the publication of obscenity, defamation, and incitement. It also prohibits the publication of content that fails to meet the professional standards of English and journalism. The District will legally intervene to ensure that any school-related activity complies with the law. We are working cooperatively with Mrs. Duffel, the teacher who oversees the Bruin Voice. After refusing to allow the District to see the article, she proposed that an independent attorney review the article to ensure compliance with the law. The District agreed on April 18. In addition, Mrs. Duffel acknowledged that the District’s concerns raised some interesting points and that the students have more work to do. Regardless of action taken by Mrs. Duffel, the District remains committed to the agreed upon process.”

Despite the district’s warnings, the newspaper staff said they will not stand down.

“Their intimidation tactics, which we’ve all seen at this point, should not scare her away from defending herself,” said Gabriella Backus, the editor in chief of the Bruin Voice.

Duffel said the story contains nothing obscene. She said it gives a voice to someone who has been the target of criticism and rumors.

“Our students are the watchdog of our administration, and I want our administration to know we are watching and they will be held accountable,” Duffel said.

The school district and the head of the journalism program have agreed to have an independent attorney review the article to ensure its content is legal.

I think it's great that working in the adult industry has come to the point where we can openly talk about it and even in high school :thumbsup

Here's an update to the story. It looks like the teacher who ran the story about the eighteen-year-old at the high school doing porn might lose her job.


Despite Victory, Stockton Journalism Teacher Kathi Duffel Could Still Be Fired Over Story About Student, 18, Working In Porn Industry

yeah no...there are times where fucking for money should not be promoted in front of kids...and these times are all the time :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

its a school...a school...with kids...kids go to school...

I am not against anything adult, I am just stating that a school is not the best place for adult....because kids are not adult...

We need to stop pretending kids don't know about this stuff. They do.

Kids know that I take a shit everyday; but that doesn't mean I have a right to publish an newspaper article about it.

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It's not okay for a high school newspaper that will be seen by all ages. I wouldn't want my 15 year old daughter reading that shit.

I believe in free speech. However, those under eighteen years old shouldn’t be reading about the adult industry. They surely watch porn but schools need not educate on or promote adult entertainment.

If they run the story, they need to point out the dangers and problems that could be encountered.

The school owns the paper, they get the final say.

She has many other options to make her story public without all this bullshit attention grab...

Why not?

I'm tired of society trying to hide things from kids and protect him. In a local Facebook group last night someone complained that we shouldn't be teaching our kids about "gays". They said "Let kids be kids". But the reality is the world doesn't work that way. My kid was in fourth grade when she came home and said "my new friend lives with her two moms". I am not sure when is the proper time to have a discussion about such things with your kid, but it's going to come up a lot earlier than most of us think.

When my kid went off to college I did in fact have a discussion with her about the adult industry. She was going to school down in SoCal.

I am not saying we need to be teaching kids about the porn industry. But we shouldn't be hiding it from them either. They know more than we think.

Yeah? So you think this should be promoted in their school you?

fucking idiot

Did you tell her you've been promoting online porn since she was an infant?

I can't believe some of you are against a G rated article about an 18 year old working in the adult industry, a legal industry.

So articles about it serial killer and how he killed his victims are fine for kids.

Articles about the atrocities of war and torture and death is fine for kids.

Video games where you relentlessly kill are fine for kids.

But a G-rated article about an 18 year olds experience in the adult industry is a no no? Give me a fucking break lol

Some of you people need a reality check 😉

I agree with this, while legally maybe it's a 1st amendment thing but is it the right place..

While yes the student its about might be 18 and in a legal profession, the bulk of the audience for this piece will be under 18.

It's not the appropriate place or audience for her story..

I mean yes the kids can probably get access anyway, but I dont think stuff like this should be done af school.

There is a time and place for everything.
Wrong time + wrong place = fucked up.

:2 cents:

Careful, your dick is showing:winkwink: :1orglaugh

Dude, I use that term lightly with you.....There is a Content VS Context battle here. Has nothing to do with the little asspiring high school writer trying to be the next Kate Millet. She wants her story told, the owner of the paper says fuck that, life lesson learned. Move along.... Time and a place for all kinds of work, but we all must paint within those lines.