Lupardo-Kavanagh bill would expand press freedoms for student journalists

Syracuse University’s Tully Center for Free Speech and the Empire State School Press Association recently hosted a webinar in recognition of Student Press Freedom Day. 

The event centered around the Student Free Speech Act and was headed by the bill’s co-sponsors — Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and Sen. Brian Kavanagh. 

The bill would allow student journalists to cover, report and publish news without fear of censorship.

Specifically, the legislation would extend and protect freedom of speech and the press in school-sponsored newspapers by allowing for more autonomy of student journalists over the content of their publications.