SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS

5500 School Sponsored and Extracurricular Activities

5504 School-Sponsored Publications and Productions

School-sponsored student publications and productions are part of the District’s instructional program. The Board supports the development of student communication skills through school-sponsored student publications and productions, which may include newspapers, yearbooks, theatrical performances, and electronic media.

All school-sponsored student publications and productions are nonpublic forums and must conform to high scholastic and professional journalistic standards. The Superintendent or designee may regulate the style and content of student publications and productions for legitimate pedagogical reasons. The Superintendent or designee may review and prohibit any school-sponsored student publication or production that does not conform to these standards or that contains material considered vulgar, profane, or unsuitable for or disruptive to the school environment.

Any advertisements contained in a school-sponsored publication or production must comply with Policy 3308.

Legal authority: U.S. CONST. amend. I

Date adopted: 08/09/2021

Date revised: