Jordyn Chapman- Student suspended after she takes photo of school's dirty water

Summary:
Hazel Juco, a student (senior) at John Glenn High School in Westland, Michigan was suspended when she took a picture of her bathroom water as it looked like "urine." She states that they called her to the office the next day and had a three day suspension for "inappropriate use of electronics." Regardless of the no cell phone policy, both parents and students were outraged because the school was disregarding the importance of the dirty water. As a response, students posted pictures of themselves in the bathrooms at school. The superintendent figured out about this and ended up expunging Hazel's suspension and reached out to the school to get the water fixed.

Analysis:
Rolando Zenteno, a reporter studying at Armstrong University, posted on CNN and wrote this article on September 26, 2016. His point of view was mostly unbiased, but had information leading towards Hazel's side of the story. Prior to this article, I knew about cell phone polices and restrictions in school, but nothing of Hazel Juco's story, which gives me a different look on the Michigan school district. This article was written for the parents, teachers, and students in school. The influence is positive and was written to make them want to be aware in their own schools about things like this situation. It's trying to convey the point that action should be taken over problems in the school rather than the cell phone. It's significance runs directly in hand to this fact, emphasizing the effect of certain policies being prioritized.

Synthesis:
This can be connected to the beginning of awareness of freedom of press with the Zenger Trial. John Peter Zenger printed a publication called the New York Weekly Journal and was tried by a jury in effect much like the girl who posted the picture and was suspended. Both ended in awareness of th subject making a step closer to change: freedom of speech and the press in the colonies, and the fixing of the water at John Glenn High school.

Article: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/26/health/school-dirty-water-post-teen-trnd/