editorial policy

The Evergreen is a student-run newspaper serving the Greenhill Community. Its goal is to help the local community interpret campus, local, national, and international events. It serves as a forum for expression and change. The Evergreen aims to fulfill this agenda with policies of integrity and upholds a stringent code of ethics that values honesty, accuracy, and responsibility. The Evergreen reserves the right to edit submitted material for accuracy, grammar, and length. The Evergreen will not publish any material that falls under the Supreme Court’s definition of unprotected speech: works that are libelous, obscene, or invasions of privacy. For these reasons, the Evergreen does not consider disciplinary actions suitable for print.
           All deaths and other personal issues will be printed only with family consent.
            Letters to the Editor are encouraged provided that they fall under protected speech. Any letters that are considered attacks on a plan or proposal will be shown to the person the letter most likely affects. All individuals will have the chance to respond to criticism in a letter. Anonymous letters will not be published. Others will be printed on a space-available basis.
            The Staff Editorial represents the opinion of 2/3’s of the Evergreen Staff, not necessarily that of Greenhill School. Similarly, Letters to the Editor and columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Evergreen or Greenhill School.
          The Evergreen does not submit to censorship and believes in First Amendment rights for student journalism.
          Suggestions, critiques, and complaints are welcomed and encouraged. The paper encourages businesses to advertise in the Evergreen but reserves the right to refuse an advertisement.
           To protect the privacy of individuals, the Evergreen will not identify persons under the age of 18 in photographs or captions.