Michigan HB4849 establishes the student free press act, protecting student journalists' rights in public high schools and state institutions of.

Michigan HB4849, known as the student free press act, safeguards the rights of student journalists in public high schools and state institutions of higher education. It ensures that school-sponsored media is considered a traditional public forum for expression, with regulations only valid if narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest and non-discriminatory. Student journalists have the right to free expression, and student media advisors cannot be retaliated against for supervising or instructing them.

Michigan HB4849 establishes the student free press act, protecting student journalists' rights in public high schools and state institutions of.

Michigan HB4849, known as the student free press act, safeguards the rights of student journalists in public high schools and state institutions of higher education. It ensures that school-sponsored media is considered a traditional public forum for expression, with regulations only valid if narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest and non-discriminatory. Student journalists have the right to free expression, and student media advisors cannot be retaliated against for supervising or instructing them.