The articles that were written in the high school newspaper, “Spectrum”, were blatant stories of misconduct amongst the students. When a student walks on the school ground their parents place the responsibility of what they see and hear in the hands of the principal. In this case, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier what the students wrote in his newspaper was what he thought was inappropriate for the eyes of his students. The principal did the …showed first 75 words of 502 total…

…showed last 75 words of 502 total…adults.” The principal of this Missouri high school knew what would come of these articles especially the reaction he would receive from the parents of his students. After all he is responsible the actions of these students from seven in the morning until they leave the school to go home. In conclusion, the principal had the very right to exclude the stories from his newspaper, in order to avoid the trouble that would have followed.