Read this argument from hazelwood school district v. kuhlmeier regarding legal rights to exercise control over school-sponsored activities.

the standard for determining when a school may punish student expression that happens to occur on school premises is not the standard for determining when a school may refuse to lend its name and resources to the dissemination of student expression. educators do not offend the first amendment by exercising editorial control over the style and content of student speech in school-sponsored expressive activities so long as their actions are reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns.

what is the premise of the argument stated in the paragraph: that the school has legal rights of control over the newspaper?

a. school officials were not acting to punish students, they were instead aiming to achieve greater control over censorship in their schools.

b. school officials were not acting to prohibit students from using the school’s name, they were instead acting to punish them.

c. school officials were not acting to prohibit students’ choices, they were instead establishing standards for justifying students’ choices.

d. school officials were not acting to punish students, they were instead acting on sound educational decisions over which they had justifiable control.