Rhode Island § 16-109-2 § 16-109-2. Definitions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-109-2 — § 16-109-2. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 16-109-2

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-109Student Journalistsâ€™ Freedom of Expression Act

This text of Rhode Island § 16-109-2 (§ 16-109-2. Definitions.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-109-2 (2026).

Text

§ 16-109-2. Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1) "School-sponsored mediaâ€� means any material that is prepared, substantially written,
            published, or broadcast by a student journalist at an institution under the supervision
            of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary
            education, both public and private, distributed, or generally made available to members
            of the student body, and prepared under the direction of a student media advisor.
            School-sponsored media does not include content intended for distribution or transmission
            only in the classroom in which it is produc

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 16-109-2. Definitions.

As used in this section:

(1) "School-sponsored mediaâ€� means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, distributed, or generally made available to members of the student body, and prepared under the direction of a student media advisor. School-sponsored media does not include content intended for distribution or transmission only in the classroom in which it is produced.

(2) "Student journalistâ€� means a student of an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares information for dissemination in school-sponsored media.

(3) "Student media advisorâ€� means an individual employed, appointed, or designated by an institution under the supervision of the council on elementary and secondary education and the council on postsecondary education, both public and private, to supervise or provide instruction relating to school-sponsored media.