Springfield Republican Elijah Haahr also cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the St. Louis County school district of Hazelwood that gave public schools the right to censor stories by student journalists.
Last week, committee chair, Rep. Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, pushed back the vote on SJR 39 to sometime this week. Haahr said a couple of committee members approached him, saying they needed more time to decide.
Last week, committee chair, Rep. Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, pushed back the vote on SJR 39 to sometime this week. Haahr said a couple of committee members approached him, saying they needed more time to decide.
Sponsor of the bill Rep. Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, said he had heard from many people who have experienced instances where censorship has occurred among student journalists in high schools.
Sponsor of the bill Rep. Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, said he had heard from many people who have experienced instances where censorship has occurred among student journalists in high schools.
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