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Students, advisers and NC State Student Senate urge Wake County to restore Snow/WordPress access or provide viable alternatives
Summary
Student journalists from multiple Wake County high schools and the NC State Student Senate said the district’s decision to block Snow and WordPress will erase archives, limit student portfolios and undermine journalism curriculum unless the district and vendors reach a workable security solution.
Dozens of Wake County student journalists and advisers told the school board on April that the district’s decision to block WordPress-based Snow sites and WordPress itself will strip student newspapers of their online archives and professional publishing tools.
Student speakers from Wakefield, Leesville, Wake Forest, Cary and other high schools described the platforms as integral to curriculum and college and career preparation. “If Snow is removed and our website goes with it, all this work we put in will disappear,” said Seth Steiner, co‑editor in chief of Wakefield’s The Howler.
Students cited both educational and practical consequences. Several said Snow and WordPress enable…
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