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State Boots Student Display From Capitol

Group Says Officials Violating Students' Free Speech Rights

POSTED: 2:35 pm HST January 29, 2010
UPDATED: 3:12 pm HST January 29, 2010

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One week after the unveiling of a student exhibit on education in the state Capitol's chambers, the display is being ordered taken down.

Save Our Schools Hawaii said it was told on Friday to remove the exhibit on Monday by the state's Department of Accounting and General Services.

The "1,000 Student Voices" project showcased student artwork expressing their views on furlough Fridays and education in general.

SOS Hawaii is calling it a violation of their First Amendment rights.

"To have created a space, and then for the government to take that space away from them just adds insult to injury as far as the whole furlough situation," said Clare Hanusz, of Save our Schools Hawaii.

DAGS officials said they had received complaints about the exhibit being too political.

SOS Hawaii said it is contacted the ACLU to keep the artwork on display through the end of February.

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