AR HB1432

School district boards must adopt written student media policies developed with student media advisors and administrators, with reasonable provisions for time, place, and manner of distribution.

Students have a First Amendment right to expression in school-sponsored media, and student journalists' expression does not represent school district policy.

School district officials and board members cannot be held liable in civil or criminal action for student media content unless they interfered with, altered, or made substantial decisions regarding the content.

Student media cannot include publications that are obscene to minors, libelous, slanderous, invade privacy, incite unlawful acts or school disruption, or harass, threaten, or intimidate students.

Establishes definitions for "student media" (communication prepared by students and distributed to the student body under advisor direction), "student journalist," and "student media advisor."