Code No. 902.5

School District - Community Relations

Students and the News Media

As a general rule, students may not be interviewed during the school day by persons other than school district officials and personnel.  The students, while on the school district grounds, shall refer requests they receive to be interviewed by, or to provide information to, the news media to the administrative office in their building.

It shall be within the discretion of the principal, after consulting with the superintendent, to allow or disallow the news media to interview and to receive information from the student while the student is under the control of the school district.  The principal may also contact the student’s parents.

Legal Reference:     Iowa Code Chapter 279.8 (2003).

Cross Reference:    500 Series    Interrogation of Students by Outside Agencies

                                 900 Series    Public Communications

Approved:    May 8, 1989            

Reviewed:    February 23, 2009  

Revised: