GRAND ISLAND- School administrators at Grand Island's Northwest Public School closed a student-driven, award-winning newspaper after the group published articles discussing LGBTQ issues.

The group, which publishes stories in the student-driven 'Saga Newspaper', were notified of its cancellation on May 19th, mere days after the newspaper published its June edition celebrating Pride Month. The edition was released on May 16th.

Grand Island Public School Officials did not say why the decision was made to shut down the newspaper, but a school employee's email stated that it was "because the school board and superintendent [were] unhappy with the last issue's editorial content."

Advocates arguing for freedom of the press stated that the decision to cancel 'Sage Newspaper' was an act of censorship.

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