ORS 350.260
Student journalists

  • student expression
  • civil action

(1)

For the purposes of this section:

(a)

“Public institution of higher education” means:

(A)

A community college;

(B)

A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities); and

(C)

The Oregon Health and Science University.

(b)

“School-sponsored media” means materials that are prepared, substantially written, published or broadcast by student journalists, that are distributed or generally made available, either free of charge or for a fee, to members of the student body and that are prepared under the direction of a student media adviser. “School-sponsored media” does not include media intended for distribution or transmission solely in the classrooms in which they are produced.

(c)

“Student journalist” means a student who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records or prepares information for dissemination in school-sponsored media.

(d)

“Student media adviser” means a person who is employed, appointed or designated by a public institution of higher education to supervise, or provide instruction relating to, school-sponsored media.

(2)

Student journalists are responsible for determining the news, opinion, feature and advertising content of school-sponsored media. This subsection does not prevent a student media adviser from teaching professional standards of journalism to the student journalists.

(3)

Nothing in this section may be interpreted to authorize expression by students that:

(a)

Is libelous or slanderous;

(b)

Constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy;

(c)

Violates federal or state statutes, rules or regulations or state common law; or

(d)

So incites students as to create a clear and present danger of:

(A)

The commission of unlawful acts on or off school premises;

(B)

The violation of school policies; or

(C)

The material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. A school official must base a forecast of material and substantial disruption on specific facts, including past experience in the school and current events influencing student behavior, and not on undifferentiated fear or apprehension.

(4)

Any student enrolled in a public institution of higher education may commence a civil action to obtain damages under this subsection and appropriate injunctive or declaratory relief as determined by a court for a violation of subsection (2) of this section, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution. Upon a motion, a court may award $100 in damages and injunctive and declaratory relief to a prevailing plaintiff in a civil action brought under this subsection. [Formerly 351.649; 2021 c.178 §11]

Source: Section 350.260 — Student journalists; student expression; civil action, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.­html.

350.001
Legislative findings
350.005
Additional findings
350.009
Fundamental goals of public higher education
350.014
Mission of education beyond high school
350.018
Educational attainment goals for adult Oregonians not currently enrolled in academic programs
350.050
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
350.055
Qualifications of members
350.060
Officers
350.065
Executive director
350.070
Advisory and technical committees
350.075
Powers, duties and functions
350.080
Ability of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to accept and deposit moneys or property and to apply for funds
350.085
Mission statements and academic programs of public universities
350.090
Biennial funding request
350.095
Budgetary items in funding request
350.100
Implementation of diverse educator recruitment plans
350.105
Report on capital construction projects
350.110
Coordination between Higher Education Coordinating Commission, public universities, community college districts and independent for-profit and not-for-profit institutions of higher education
350.115
Regional services institutes
350.120
Program purpose and function
350.125
Report on competency-based education
350.130
Enrollment and graduation rate of Oregon high school students at post-secondary institutions of education
350.150
Office to function under Higher Education Coordinating Commission
350.155
Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development Account
350.160
Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
350.165
Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund
350.170
Advanced technology education and training grants and loans
350.175
Certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests
350.200
Prohibition on requiring prospective students to disclose prior criminal convictions when applying
350.203
Parental identification on institution forms
350.205
Display of mandatory enrollment fees
350.208
Display of estimated cost of required course materials and course fees
350.240
Eligibility of various students to receive financial aid from Higher Education Coordinating Commission
350.245
Ballot drop sites and voter registration procedures at schools of higher education
350.250
Students unable because of religious beliefs to attend classes on certain days
350.253
Written policies on sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking
350.255
Written sexual assault protocol
350.257
Limitations on investigations involving sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking
350.259
Written policy on hazing
350.260
Student journalists
350.262
Benefits navigator
350.265
Armed Forces recruitment on campuses
350.270
Priority enrollment system for active or former member of Armed Forces or qualified dependent of former member
350.272
Prohibited actions related to access to personal social media accounts
350.274
Cause of action for violation of ORS 350.272
350.276
Definitions for ORS 350.278 and 350.280
350.278
Disclosure of Social Security number of student attending public university
350.280
Disclosure of Social Security number of community college student
350.282
Action for disclosure of Social Security number
350.285
Waiver of tuition for family members of deceased or disabled veterans or children of Purple Heart recipients
350.287
Continuing resident tuition and fees for spouses or dependent children of active members of Armed Forces
350.290
Resident tuition and fees for nonresident students who served, or who are dependents of someone who served, in Armed Forces or international position
350.292
Resident tuition and fees for Native American or Alaska Native students
350.295
Annual report on reduced tuition rate and tuition waiver recipients
350.300
Waiver of tuition and fees for foster child
350.305
Number and graduation rate of current and former foster children enrolled at community colleges and public universities
350.350
“Public institution of higher education” defined for ORS 350.355 and 350.360
350.355
Health care benefits for part-time faculty
350.357
Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund
350.360
Review of employees at public institutions of higher education
350.370
Requirements for classification as post-doctoral scholar position
350.375
Cultural competency requirements at public universities and community colleges
350.379
Use of apprentices, minority individuals and women in qualified contracts
350.395
Transfer Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
350.400
Establishment of foundational curricula
350.404
Unified statewide transfer agreements
350.408
Community college obligations when informed that enrolled student intends to pursue bachelor’s degree
350.412
Role of Higher Education Coordinating Commission in facilitating foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements
350.417
Academic credit for advanced placement (AP) exam or International Baccalaureate (IB) program
350.420
Accelerated college credit programs
350.423
Adoption of common course numbering system
350.426
Transfer Council
350.429
Transfer Council responsibilities
350.432
Developmental educational requirements
350.500
Forestry Education Council
350.505
Qualifications of members of Forestry Education Council
350.510
Administration of Forestry Education Council
350.515
Criteria and measurements for investments in professional forestry education
350.520
Public University Fund subaccount for professional forestry education
350.525
No obligation to fund subaccount
350.530
Review of allocations by President of Oregon State University
350.540
Venture grant program
350.545
University venture development funds
350.550
Purposes of funds
350.600
Legislative findings
350.605
Public purpose to encourage and increase opportunities in independent higher education
350.610
Policies and practices of state agencies and Higher Education Coordinating Commission
350.615
State financial aid for students
350.620
State policies to enhance and encourage independent higher education
350.630
Legislative findings
350.635
Definitions for ORS 350.630 to 350.655
350.640
Contracts with independent institutions for nonsectarian and nonreligious educational services
350.645
Computation of payments under contracts
350.650
Rules
350.655
Severability
350.665
Definitions for ORS 350.665 to 350.695
350.670
Finance of education facilities by municipalities
350.675
Powers of municipality
350.680
Revenue bonds
350.685
Revenue bonds secured by education facility revenues
350.690
Municipalities acting jointly
350.695
Investment of revenues
350.750
Nonresident tuition in post-secondary educational institutions
350.755
Interstate agreements
350.770
Western Regional Higher Education Compact ratified
350.775
Compact provisions
350.780
Effective time of compact
350.785
Commission members
350.790
Authority to take action to achieve ends of compact
350.795
Contracts to furnish out-of-state educational service to Oregon students
350.800
Selection of Oregon residents to receive out-of-state educational service
350.805
Contracts to furnish educational service in Oregon public universities to out-of-state students
350.810
Effect of registering to vote on student eligibility to participate in Western Undergraduate Exchange
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