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News orgs urge Orange County schools to change policy that ‘chills First Amendment-protected speech’
A coalition of news organizations and a press freedom group have penned a letter to Orange County Public Schools, urging district leadership to revise a policy it has for employee communications with the media. The June 8 letter — signed by the Orlando Sentinel, Oviedo Community News, Vox Populi, The Apopka Chief and the Society [...] The post News orgs urge Orange County schools to change policy that ‘chills First Amendment-protected speech’ appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
A coalition of news organizations and a press freedom group have penned a letter to Orange County Public Schools, urging district leadership to revise a policy it has for employee communications with the media.
The June 8 letter — signed by the Orlando Sentinel , Oviedo Community News , Vox Populi, The Apopka Chief and the Society for Professional Journalists, among others — argues the media policy, as is, “hinders newsgathering, restricts employees’ speech, and reduces public transparency.” The letter is directed to OCPS superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez.
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