RELEASES TO NEWS MEDIA
Releases About Internal School Matters
It is the policy of the Board to have news releases prepared about internal matters of the school(s), and to disseminate such releases to all news media in the area.
The Superintendent of schools or a delegated assistant or assistants shall be responsible for clearance of all news releases that originate in the schools.
Public information that is not personal or confidential should be made available to all news media upon their request. In order to establish and maintain a cooperative atmosphere in our public relations program, close ties should be kept with persons representing the various news media.
Releases About Board Matters
It shall be the policy of the Board to have news releases prepared about Board matters and to disseminate them to residents in the area.
Copies of agendas for regular Board meetings shall be supplied to all news media that have filed a request for notice, at the same time they are made available to Board members or at least 24 hours before the meeting.
The Board president or superintendent of schools, or delegated staff should be available to media representatives to answer any questions that may arise concerning Board matters.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code Section 21.4; 22.7
Court Cases: Widmer v. Reitzler 182 N.W. 2d 177;
Dobrovolny v. Reinhardt 173 N.W. 2d 837
Attorney General Rulings O.A.G. April 10, 1979 (Miller)
Adopted: April 14, 1986
Reviewed: March 20, 2000
October 18, 2004
April 19, 2010
May 18, 2015