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Univer sity High School Volume 72 1362 East 59th Street Number4 Chicago , Illinois 60637 ~ anta Stealeth· ~tom <lh'( Stoc.kl1tf Lobbying for a student press • Laws take law in Illinois, high school jour more and more nalists met at an Illinois House hearing in the western suburb of from teenagers Naperville Nov. 13. As part of the program they reviewed the 1988 • BY DEBRA GITTLER Supreme Court ruling of AND KYLA CALVERT• Hazelwood versus Kuhlmeier. ASSOCIATE EDITORS The Hazelwood decision autho t doesn 't look like the Grinch rized administrators to review will steal Christmas but n. school sponsored publications I linois lawm akers jus t mi ght. before they were published and In the wake of increasing drug censor any content they deemed use and violence among teens, inconsistent with the school's city and state legislatures have educational philosophy. modified laws governing teenag According to a statement from ers ' rights to make them more Mr. Mark Goodman, executive strict. director of the Student Press Law Center in Arlington, Va. , six states already have passed bills Moral Decay diminishing administrators ' ability to censor publications. The new laws, ranging from "By the example of this censor enforced curfews to w eakened ship," Mr. Goodman stated last Fourth Am endment rights for month, "many of our children teens , stem from what many be are learning that the fundamen lieve is the erosion of the nation's tal notion of free expression, moral fabric . which so defines what being an "In the last 30 years , public dis American is all about, is little plays of immorality have blurred more than a joke ." the lines as to what is accept able ," explained History Teacher ACLU joins fight Susan Shapiro. "Incidents such as Watergate American Civil Liberties Union and the Vietnam War have Field Representative Nick prompted a loss of faith in au Samuels , '90 graduate and thority figures and a decline in former Midway editor-in-chief religious institutions ." who specializes in high school civil liberties, is among those National Response working on restoring teens rights . While new laws ar e evident "It's incredibly ironic that a stu throughout the nation, some dent can go to a class and learn teenagers and their legal defend about their first or fourth ers refuse to accept govern Amendment rights and then mental restriction of civil liber walk out of the classroom into ties and have been working to the halls where school officials change the laws . or police will say that those In Washington , D.C., eight mi rights don 't apply to you, " Mr. nors , four parents and a Samuels said. Georgetown movie theater con Agreeing with Mr. Samuels, tested the District's curfew law many teens say that in order for in federal court. the laws to be fair , they need to Declaring the curfew unconsti Art by Micha el ubo uitz be consistently applied. tutional, U.S . District Judge on a law that impacts on thou "The new curfew laws prevent with reasonable suspicions of "The problem with many of the Emmet G. Sullivan ruled that sands of its law-abiding citizens me from doing things effec wrong doings . new laws," explained Senior Ali the District 's curfew infringed based upon a mere assumption tively," said Senior Josh Levin. Approximately seven months Sephadari ,"is that lawmakers upon the parents ' freedom to that a majority of the District s' "Now I can't just drive home if ago, lawmakers altered the law have applied different standards raise their children. parents require the city govern it 's late because I might get giving administrators more lee to teens than they have to adults. ment to second guess their picked up for curfew ." way in keeping contraband such "It's not fair to say to those over Judge's Decision parenting decisions." Another law passed by the Illi as drugs or weapons out of the age of 21 , 'here, you are pro Approved by Chicago City nois legislature provides public schools . But U-High administra tected against illegal search and "While some parents in the Dis Council , a new bill similar to the school officials with the right to tors say students needn 't worry seizure' but to say to teens that trict undoubtedly have abro one passed in D .C., empowers search any property on school about arbitrary abuse of the new they can be subject to any arbi gated their responsibilities , this Chicago police to charge fines grounds, including students' search and seizure law. trary whim ." court does not have before it any starting at $500 and impound bags, lockers and cars, despite "We are very careful to protect record evidence that most par the car of teenagers breaking the U.S. Constitution Fourth individual student's rights," said Adults may feel safer ents in the District are unable to curfew, 10:30 p.m . weekdays and Amendment protecting citizens Principal Hanna Goldschmidt. 11:30 p.m. weekends control or protect their children," . from unreasonable .searches and "We would never do anything Mr . Samuels believes that Teenagers see the new restric Judge Sullivan wrote in his de seizures. unless there was reasonable many of the new laws exist to tions as both a philosophical in cision . Until a 1996 court case, stu cause . By that I don't mean ru (continued on p age 8) "Thus, the court would be re sult and an actual threat to their dents' belongings could only be mors but confidence in a source FIGURES BELOW from the Federal Bureau of livelihood. Investigation's annual national study of miss in putting its imprimatur searched by school authorities and a thorough investigation . crime, in this case from 1995. Driving Under the Influenceest Arr Arrest Distributon for 1993 Distribution for 1993 Juvenile Drug Use Arrests for 1993 60 ~ 100,000 l 5 ~ 80,000 ~~ ~ 60,000 I i!I :;; 40,000 [ 1~ . - ..0 °" l~l- 1~ § 20,000. __ 15-17 18-24 I l--------- C Q L. 25-44 44 and 15-17 18-24 25-44 44 and older 1990 1991 1992 1993 older ages age year Previews U-High Midway• Tuesday, December 10, 1996 Gay discussiongroup still just an idea here •BYTOM MARCINKOWSKI• that eve:ryene goes through a 'phase' where they are at to deal with the issue of sexuality to Principal Hanna ASSOCIATEEDITOR tracted to the same sex," explained a gay boy who asked Goldschmidt. She was supportive, they said. or black students there is a BSA, for Jewish stu to remain unnamed. When Anita and Tamar learned that Social Worker dents there is a JSA, for Asian students there is "As a result I thought that I was straight and just go Leah Zonis, '87 graduate, had spoken in Mr. Murray F an ASA and Latino students come together in ing through a prolonged 'phase.' I came to accept my Hozinsky's Human Behavior class spring quarter last Latino Unidos. Yet some students want to form a club sexuality but an awareness group, I feel, would have year they invited Ms. Zonis to return to school for a lunch that brings U-Highers together but has nothing to do helped me a great deal with the confusion I was feel time program. Ms. Zanis spoke about her experiences with ethnicity. Several U-Highers have approached Prin ing." as a lesbian with about 20 studnts and faculty mem cipal Hanna Goldschmit about the prospect of starting Other high schools have already started clubs to deal bers. a group for gay and lesbian students. with the issue of sexuality. A federal court jury in Wis Although not sure how to go about it, some studens are The idea of such a support group was brought up at consin recently affirmed schools' responsibility to pro planning to address the issue of sexuality soon. "It's the evening action workshop following the Diana Woo tect gay and lesbian students, holding three school ad hard to start any kind of organization," Tamar said. "I'm Multiculturalism Seminar Oct. 22. The workshop in ministrators accountable for peer abuse of a gay stu not sure what we are going to do but I plan to address cluded approximately 60 students, parents, administra dent and awarding him one million dollars in damages. the issue somehow winter quarter." tors and faculty members who broke into discussion SOME U-HIGHERS want sexual identity addressed groups to discuss diversity at the Lab Schools. CONCERNED WITH the issue of sexual confusion, at school but not necessarily in a group. an openly-lesbian senior at Whitney M. Young Magnet "A support group would more likely make some stu MS. MARCIA GUTlffiIDGE, mother of Junior Ariel High School, Tiffany St. Cloud, last year started Pride, dents feel as if there was a spotlight on them," Student Gibbons and graduates Bart and Max Gibbons '95, re Council President Kathleeya Stang said. ''When Stu ported her group's recommendations, which included a dent Council deals with this issue a better way, I think, proposal for a faculty-advised group where any inter ••Everythin° I have reatl and to do it is to have speakers come to school and also hold ested students or faculty members could join in discus discussions because it's less intrusive." sion to provide a safe environment for gay and lesbian learned from says tl1at eve1·y Kathleeya's sentiments are shared by some adults. students to come out if they wished. on e goes throngl1 a ·pltase~ "An awareness group is a good idea and it has worked "If an awareness group was formed it might make stu in other schools," Student Assistance Coordinator Chuck dents more comfortable in the Lab environment," Ms.