Censorship in Texas Public School Publications
New Voices Texas is asking student journalists and advisers to report on the current status of censorship and prior review at student publications at Texas public schools. This survey is designed to collect data anonymously. The names of your school or school district, will only be used for verification purposes and it will not be publicly shared.

Anytime someone who works for the school prevents or attempts to prevent you from publishing content in your student publication, you’re dealing with censorship. Before answering, please review these different forms of censorship on the Student Press Law Center website. These are the differences between Prior Review and Prior Restraint as explained by SPLC.

Prior review is when your principal or another school official reads the content of your student publication before it is published and distributed. So, your principal may demand to read all stories and look at all photos and graphics in your student-run news outlet before any of it is printed or put online. This, in itself, is not illegal. 

Prior restraint is when a school official tells you that you can’t publish a story or takes any action to prevent you from doing so. Basically, prior restraint is censorship.
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What is your role at your student publication? *
What is your school's name? *
What is your school district? *
What type of publication for which do you work?

In the last year, has your publication been subject to administrative prior review?

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Administrative prior review is a requirement to have student journalism reviewed and approved by a campus administrator before publication.
If you are subject to prior review, please explain the circumstances.

In the last year, has your publication been subject to administrative prior restraint?

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Administrative prior restraint is defined as an administrative order to not cover certain topics in your student publication.
If you are subject to prior restraint, please explain the circumstances.

In the last year, has your publication been subject to administrative censorship in which published content was ordered to be removed or destroyed?

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Censorship is defined as someone who works for the school preventing or attempting to prevent you from publishing content in your student publication, you’re dealing with censorship. This includes orders to deny the publication of student journalism or the removal of published content?
If your publication has been subject to censorship, please explain the circumstances.
Are there specific types of content that you have been told you cannot write about in your student publication? *
In the past year, have students or teachers at your school suffered an administrative punishment or consequence for not complying with administrative rules regarding student publication?
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If students or teachers at your school have experienced punishment or consequences for not complying with administrative rules regarding student publiations, please explain the circumstances.
Is there anything regarding censorship, prior review or prior restraint at your school that you would like to add?
If you have experienced censorship, prior review, or prior restraint, what justification have administrators cited for taking this action?
What type of administrator has exercised censorship, prior review or prior restraint at your school?
Does your student publication have an editorial policy that declares your publication as a "public forum" for your campus?
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