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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-1203

Students' right of expression

Acts 1995, No. 1109, § 3; 2019, No. 912, § 1.

(1) Student media policies shall recognize that students may exercise their right of expression guaranteed by United States Constitution, Amendment 1.

(2) This right includes expression in school-sponsored media, whether such student media are supported financially by the school or by use of school facilities, or are produced in conjunction with a class, except as provided in § 6-18-1204.

(3) Expression made by a student journalist in student media is not the expression of a school district's policy.

(4) The following individuals shall not be held responsible in any civil or criminal action for any expression made or published by a student journalist in student media unless the individual interfered with, altered, or made substantial decisions with respect to the content of the student expression: A public school district official; and

(5) A member of a public school district board of directors.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.