STUDENT RIGHTS

The student shall be allowed to responsibly express himself and to disseminate his views in writing.

Any student may submit articles and editorials for school-sponsored publications.

STANDARDS

School-sponsored publications shall adhere to commonly accepted community standards, and no printed or electronic material may be distributed which:

1. Is obscene;
2. Is libelous;
3. May create a material and substantial disruption of the normal school activity or appropriate
   discipline in the school.

CONTROL AND SUPERVISION

Student publications shall be under the control of the principal. Each school shall have one or more
faculty sponsors who review all publications proposed to be distributed in the school by a student or
school group.

DISTRIBUTION

School authorities shall regulate the time, manner, place and duration for the distribution of publications
on school grounds.

As it pertains to the school, distribution shall be defined as any manner of disseminating printed or
electronic materials equally, systematically or merely at random to several or many persons on school
grounds.

APPEALS

If a request for distributing any portion of a student publication is denied by the faculty sponsor, the
decision may be appealed to the principal, then to the Director of Schools, and ultimately to the Board.

Legal References:

1. U.S. Constitution, Amendment 1.
2. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969).
3. Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973).
4. Schwartz v. Schuker, 298 F. Supp. 238, 242 (D.C.N.Y. 1969).
5. Braxton v. Municipal Ct., 10 Cal. 3d 138, 514 P. 2d 697, 109 Cal. Rptr. 897 (1973).

Approved as to Legal Form
By Knox County Law Director 11/17/2023
/Gary T. Dupler/Deputy Law Director