The Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Decision:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hazelwood in this case. The Court held that Kuhlmeier's First Amendment rights were not violated.

"First Amendment rights of students in the public schools are not automatically coextensive with the rights of adults in other settings, and must be applied in light of the special characteristics of the school environment. A school need not tolerate student speech that is inconsistent with its basic educational mission, even though the government could not censor similar speech outside the school."

This school newspaper cannot be characterized as a forum for public expression. Therefore, school officials were entitled to regulate the paper's contents in any reasonable manner.

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