Yesterday, we filed a formal appeal with the Gretna Public Schools Board of Education.

The appeal addresses the removal of an editorial cartoon from Gretna East Media and the imposition of administrative prior review on subsequent student coverage. It cites the district's own board policies, documents the complete absence of any student media policy in the district, and makes three requests: adopt a formal student media policy, allow republication of the cartoon, and end administrative prior review.

The Student Press Law Center, the nation's only legal organization dedicated to student press freedom, has reviewed the appeal and submitted a separate letter of support directly to the board president. You can read their coverage here: https://splc.org/2026/03/nebraska-student-appeals-censorship-of-editorial-cartoon/

The petition now has over 380 signatures. Every one of them is part of the formal record we submitted to the board.

What happens next: the next board meeting is April 13. We are looking into public comment and presenting the case in person. Between now and then, the board has the appeal, the enclosures, and the SPLC letter in front of them.

What you can do: share the SPLC article. It tells the full story and it carries the weight of a national organization saying this matters. The more people who see it, the harder it is for the board to look the other way.

Thank you for standing with us. This started as a petition. It's now a formal appeal on the public record, backed by 380 of you and supported by the leading student press law organization in the country. That happened because you signed, shared, and showed up.

More to come.

Nicholas Mitchell
nicholaskmitchell.com