Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 7:310
Students
Publications
School-Sponsored Publications, Productions and Web Sites
School-sponsored publications, productions, and web sites which are curriculum related or supervised by faculty members and designed to impart particular knowledge or skills to student participants and audiences are not a public forum for general student use. School authorities may edit or delete material that is inconsistent with the District's educational mission.
All school sponsored communications shall comply with the ethics and rules of responsible journalism. Text that is libelous, obscene, vulgar, lewd, invades the privacy of others, conflicts with the basic educational mission of the school, is socially inappropriate, is inappropriate due to the maturity of the students, or is materially disruptive to the educational process will not be tolerated. The author's name will accompany personal opinions and editorial statements.
Non-School Sponsored Publications, Accessed or Distributed On-Campus
For purposes of this section and the following section, a publication includes, without limitation: (1) written or electronic print material, and (2) audio-visual material, on any medium including electromagnetic media (e.g. images, MP3 files, flash memory, etc.), or combinations of these whether off-line (e.g. a printed book, CD-ROM, etc.) or on-line (e.g., any website, social networking site, database for information retrieval, etc.).
Creating, distributing and/or accessing non-school sponsored publications shall occur at a time and place and in a manner that will not cause disruption, be coercive, or result in the perception that the distribution or publication is endorsed by the School District.
Students seeking to distribute, present or post any non-school-sponsored publication, production or web site at school must comply with Administrative Procedure 7:310-R1, including notification to the Building Principal or his/her designee at least 24 hours before the distribution, presentation or posting of 10 or more copies of such materials.
Students are prohibited from creating, distributing and/or accessing at school any publication site that:
1. Will cause substantial disruption of the proper and orderly operation and discipline of the school or school activities;
2. Violates the rights of others, including but not limited to material that is libelous, invades the privacy of others, or infringes on a copyright;
3. Is socially inappropriate or inappropriate due to maturity level of the students, including but not limited to material that is obscene, pornographic, or pervasively lewd and vulgar, or contains indecent and vulgar language, or sexting as defined by School Board policy and Student Handbooks; or
4. Is reasonably viewed as promoting illegal drug use.
Students are further prohibited from distributing material primarily prepared by non-students (such as a publication from a web site) unless the material is being used for school purposes. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to prevent the inclusion of material from outside sources or the citation to such outside source as long as the material to be distributed or accessed is primarily prepared by students.
Accessing or distributing "on campus" includes accessing or distributing on school property or at school-related activities. Publications, productions and web sites that are “non-school-sponsored” may include community flyers and posters.
Violation of this policy and accompanying administrative procedures may constitute “gross disobedience and misconduct.” A student engaging in gross disobedience and misconduct may be disciplined for (1) accessing or distributing prohibited material, or (2) for writing, creating or publishing such material intending for it to be accessed or distributed at school.
A student engages in gross disobedience and misconduct and may be disciplined for creating and/or distributing a publication that: (1) causes a substantial disruption or a foreseeable risk of a substantial disruption to school operations, or (2) interferes with the rights of other students or staff members.
LEGAL REF.: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 108 S.Ct. 562 (1988).
Hedges v. Wauconda Community Unit School Dist. No. 118, 9 F.3d 1295 (7th Cir.
1993).
CROSS REF.: 6:235 (Access to Electronic Networks)
ADOPTED: December 8, 1997
REVISED: June 12, 2000
REVISED: August 11, 2003
REVIEWED: November 27, 2006
REVISED: January 8, 2007
REVIEWED: March 7, 2011
REVISED: May 2, 2011
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