An incident at a Sacramento high school serves as a reminder that officials will often retaliate when journalists offend them.
Students walk through Oakland High School in Oakland on May 10, 2024. Photo by Juliana Yamada for CalMattersa commentary forum aiming to broaden our understanding of the state and spotlight Californians directly impacted by policy or its absence. Learn moreStudents at Sacramento’s McClatchy High School learned last month that if officialdom feels uncomfortable, it will trample on free speech.
Despite Archuleta’s punitive treatment, Sacramento Unified School District board president Lavinia Phillips insisted in an article for The Bee that “no action has been taken against an employee or student because of the original comments printed in The Prospector.” Become a CalMatters member today to stay informed, bolster our nonpartisan news and expand knowledge across California.I took a particular interest in the McClatchy dustup because exactly 64 years earlier I had been suspended from high school for practicing journalism.
Campus demonstrations were very uncommon in 1960. The administration overreacted and called the cops to suppress the protest. It got a little out of hand.
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