| Policy |
Recognizing that an open relationship should exist between school administrators who are charged with the responsibility of conducting public business, and the news media who has the responsibility of reporting the actions of government to citizens, each administrator is authorized to provide to the members of the press, information which is a matter of record and public information. Members of the press, television and radio stations may be directed by the Superintendent of Schools to the administrator directly responsible for the information they seek. Information released to the media shall be that which is public information as covered by statute. It is recognized that there is information of a confidential nature, which shall not be released, such as information regarding the privacy rights of students, negotiations, litigation and certain personnel matters.
Information provided to the media should be factual and should not involve speculation or assumptions.
Administrators may release any information, which has been previously generated. This does not include, however, generating new information at the request of a member of the press.
All communications by school officials to the press shall be "on the record". Press releases are to indicate the administrator's name and title.
The principal of each school will be the official spokesperson for the activities and instructional program of that particular school.
Members of the Board of Education, upon board approval, will issue press releases on any extracurricular meetings, forums, or conferences they attend in an effort to keep the community informed on the Board's activities. These releases are issued through the central office. |