WAC 132X-60-060   Student publications.  The college will establish a student publications policy relating to officially sponsored publications and create a student publications board charged with the enforcement of the policy. The publications board shall be composed of an administrator and three faculty appointed by the college president, and three students appointed by the associated student body president. These students shall not, while serving on the board, hold any student publications position appointed by the student publications board and shall not serve on any superior budgetary body.

     The student publications policy shall protect the students' freedom to deal with any ideas and to express any opinions in the student publications without fear of their censorship. Editors and managers of student publications are protected from arbitrary suspension and removal. Only for proper and stated causes, as outlined in the statement of purpose or philosophy adopted for each student publication, should editors and managers be subject to removal and then by orderly and prescribed procedures.

     The student editors and managers must practice responsible journalism and have freedom of expression as outlined in the "South Puget Sound Community College Student Publications Code" June 1999, Article I, A and B.

     The operational responsibilities of the publication board are outlined in the "South Puget Sound Community College Student Publications Code" June 1999, Article IX:

     (1) Appointment of each publication's editor.

     (2) Reviewing budget requests of each student publication, prior to the submittal of those requests, recommending action on funding.

     (3) Review any complaints pertaining to student publications.

     (4) Resolve complaints about student editors and managers.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140(13). 00-05-023, § 132X-60-060, filed 2/8/00, effective 3/10/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 88-21-071 (Order 88-1), § 132X-60-060, filed 10/18/88.]