General
ePathfinder is an online news source whose subject and audience is the Deerfield Beach High School’s student(s), covering what they are doing and making, what they should be seeing and hearing, and also what they ought to know. We are a lifestyle and culture based publication with a news section dedicated to investigation and an arts section reserved for student-made art, writing, photography and film. We have no political standpoint and politics do not restrict what we publish. If a view is justified we will consider it, and art will not be rejected for being either traditional or experimental. We are proudly affiliated with and funded by CBA department, but will follow the school sponsored publications inside Broward School’s Code of Conduct.
Code of Conduct Section VII
School sponsored publications are important components of school–based instructional programs. All school publications shall be consistent with the educational curriculum and the cultural values of the school community and appropriate for the school setting. In this regard, considerable latitude shall be provided to individual school leadership to plan and develop school publications.
The contents of all school publications must meet the district’s journalism standards, which prohibit obscenity, profanity, libelous or slanderous material, vulgar or lewd language, or material that may cause substantial disruption of normal school activities. All school sponsored publications must include the following statement: The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of Deerfield Beach High School or Broward County Public Schools.
Approval for publication shall be based on:
1. Consistency with the educational curriculum of the School Board;
2. Reasonable school community standards and cultural values; and
3. The overall purpose of the publication in relation to the academic curriculum and school setting.
The principal or designee(s) shall retain final authority to approve the design and content of all school publications prior to publication or posting. Any advertisements in school-sponsored publications must adhere to School Board Policy 6300-Advertising. Publications include, but are not limited to, items such as school newspapers, yearbooks, student newspapers, and publications put out by the PTA, Booster Clubs, and the like.