Policies and Procedures

Blue Prints is written by students for the students of Middletown High School in accordance with Board of Education policy. The Perspective pages generally, and letters to the editor specifically, are for students, other members of the Middletown High School community, and other interested persons to express views on matters of interest. Blue Prints is committed to freedom of the press and the tenets of scholastic journalism and limits review prior to publication only as described in BOE policy in effect since 1996.

Any member of the Middletown High School community wishing to submit a letter/commentary on any matter of interest is invited to do so. Send all letters to the Perspectives Editor. All letters must be signed. Longer letters may run as commentaries.  Hate speech and demonstrated biases of any kind will not be published. Longer letters may run as commentaries.

Names in articles will be withheld only in extraordinary circumstances.

Editorials are solely the view of the student editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Education or any of its representatives or employees, either individually or collectively. Commentaries/columns are solely the opinion of the author, and do not represent the views of any other individual or organization.

Blue Prints is a platform for student voices, student inquiry, and student skill development. The core value of scholastic journalism is the growth of the individual journalist through the process of reporting, writing, and editing. Because Generative AI (LLMs, image generators, etc.) can bypass the critical thinking and creative labor essential to this learning process, Blue Prints strictly forbids the use of AI to protect the authenticity of our work and the trust of our audience.