KY SB63

Public high school student journalists granted freedom of speech and press rights in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the school finances the media, provides facilities, or connects it to a class

Student journalists responsible for determining news, opinion, feature, and advertising content; student media advisors may teach professional journalism standards

Protected speech excludes content that is libelous, slanderous, obscene, violates privacy, breaks federal law, publishes legally confidential information, or creates clear and present danger of unlawful acts or substantial school disruption

Student media advisors protected from dismissal, suspension, discipline, reassignment, or retaliation for refusing to censor protected student speech or for defending student journalists' rights

Local school boards required to adopt written policies supporting student press freedom, establishing time/place/manner provisions for distribution, and creating appeals procedures through school-based decision making councils to the school board