First Amendment Archives - Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association

Enroll in NEA’s course on protest rights, legal non-cooperation tactics for educators
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Enroll in NEA’s course on protest rights, legal non-cooperation tactics for educators

Jill Meinecke2026-02-26T10:06:44-10:00February 26, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: educators rights, First Amendment, LearnUpon, NEA, organizing, professional development, protest, protest rights|

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to share a new professional learning opportunity for members and staff, “Protest Rights & Legal Non-Cooperation Tactics for Educators and Union Members,” now available online through NEA's LearnUpon Professional Development online platform.

House committee advances measure to establish First Amendment protections for student journalists
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House committee advances measure to establish First Amendment protections for student journalists

Terri Inefuku2022-03-03T17:14:17-10:00March 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: adviser, censorship, Cynthia Reves, First Amendment, House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, McKinley High School, newspaper, retaliation, school-sponsored media, student journalists|

House Bill 1848, HD1 was unanimously approved by the state House Committee on Judicial and Hawaiian Affairs last week. If it becomes law, student journalists would be allowed to exercise freedom of speech and freedom of the press in school-sponsored media, and advisers would be protected from retaliation for refusing to infringe upon student press freedom.