CONTROL OVER STYLE AND CONTENT OF SPEECH
The School’s educators shall exercise editorial control over style and content of student speech in school-sponsored expressive activities so long as their actions are reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns.
The School may refuse to disseminate or sponsor student speech that:
- Would substantially interfere with the work of the School.
- Impinges on the rights of other students.
- Is vulgar or profane.
- Might reasonably be perceived to advocate drug or alcohol use, irresponsible sex, or conduct otherwise inconsistent with the shared values of a civilized social order.
- Is inappropriate for the level of maturity of the readers.
- Does not meet the standards of the educators who supervise the production of the publication.
- Associates the school with any position other than neutrality on matters of political controversy.
Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260, 108 S. Ct. 562 (1988)
Adopted: 7/13/79
Amended: 9/10/82, 11/17/95, 3/26/04
Reviewed: 11/19/99