Upper Arlington board policy:
Expression By Writing
The rights of all citizens of the United States relative to freedom of the press are clearly laid down in the Constitution. Students of the District shall have the right to express themselves freely in written publications. Students shall be afforded opportunities to contribute to written publications, such as pamphlets, newspapers, yearbooks, and announcements, so that students may gain experience in understanding the rights and responsibilities incumbent upon individuals who write for the public. The Board may regulate written expression that would cause material and substantial disruption of the educational process, is vulgar and/or offensive or is inconsistent with the basic educational mission of the District.
The following guidelines shall give direction to the preparation of publications of school sponsored organizations:
a. Ongoing publications prepared by members of the student body for distribution to other students and to faculty shall be under the supervision of one (1) or more advisors.
b. Care shall be taken to guarantee that legitimate forms of expression on the part of students are not stifled.
c. Care shall be taken to ensure anonymity of all persons when articles deal with personal and/or sensitive issues.
d. The person(s) designated as editor or co-editors shall determine content of student publications.
e. The editor or co-editors and editorial staff shall be responsible for the accuracy, fairness, objectivity, final review and preparation of the articles for the paper under the direction of the appointed faculty advisor(s).
f. Articles that have been reviewed and rejected by the editor, co-editors, editorial staff, and/or advisor shall be returned to the authors. Authors may reconsider the content, amend the article, and resubmit it.
g. Space is to be reserved in the paper for the signed comments or opinions of nonstaff students.
h. Student publications shall not print unprotected speech.
i. Student publications will not be reviewed by the Board or administrators prior to publication unless requested by the faculty advisor(s) and/or the editor(s) or coeditor(s).