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Seeking Exposé on School Security, Students Get a Lesson in the Law

Seeking Exposé on School Security, Students Get a Lesson in the Law

Uli Seit for The New York Times

Paula Pecorella, the managing editor of the student newspaper at West Islip High School, and Nicholas Krauss, the features editor, were prosecuted for trespassing while working on an article on the school's security procedures.

Out for a scoop, a pair of student journalists on Long Island wanted to compare their high school’s security measures with those of a rival school down the road.