By: (AP) Eight high school students are suing the school district for the cost of publishing a replacement yearbook, alleging administrators censored the original.
The lawsuit alleges that Salinas High School removed pictures of pop stars Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears with bare midriffs and cut quotes such as "School is like a lollipop. It sucks until it's gone."
Citing state law that grants free speech rights to student publications, the students seek $51,000 so they can reprint the yearbook "in its uncensored form." The suit was filed in Monterey County Superior Court.
"The censored material was remarkably tame stuff," said Steven Andre, the students' attorney. "These educators should be nurturing and encouraging our nation's future leaders to use and respect their First Amendment freedoms."
A lawyer for the school district, Lou Lozano, told the
Monterey County Herald that the students' complaint was inaccurate.
"We clearly disagree with most of the allegations," he said. "We can't publish things that are obscene."
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