Excerpts from the Guidance for Student Publications

Excerpts from the Guidance for Student Publications

"Be aware of Regulation 3280 - Controversial Issues when providing instruction to students that may touch on controversial topics of the day."

"Share timelines for all school publications with administrator, and schedule opportunities for feedback before publication deadlines."

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"Make final decisions about controversial content."

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This section of the guidance gives building administrators the final say on if controversial content should be published.

Regulation 3280 from the Standard Instructional Program for journalism classes defines controversial as...

"When there are substantial differences of opinion about [a topic] on the local, national, or international level and when these differences of opinion are accompanied by intense feelings and strong emotions on the part of individuals or groups."

This excerpt informs school publications that they must share timelines of magazine/newspaper progress with administrators. Student publications must also schedule opportunities to receive feedback about their publication's content before the articles are printed.