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The mission of The Purple Tide is to provide an outlet for student expression, present unbiased, in-depth news coverage, and inform and entertain students, faculty, staff and other members of the community. Student journalists are required to promote responsible journalism and cannot violate the prohibition on written expression, contained in section C of chapter 1 and regulation 2612 of the Fairfax County guidelines. The Purple Tide is the official student-produced medium of news and information published and produced by Journalism 2-4 students. The Purple Tide has been established as a designated public forum for student editors to inform and educate their readers as well as for the discussion of issues of concern to their audience. It will not be reviewed or restrained by school officials prior to publication or distribution. Advisers may coach and discuss content during the writing process.

Because school officials do not engage in prior review, and the content of The Purple Tide is determined by and reflects only the views of the student staff and not school officials or the school itself, its student editorial board and responsible student staff members assume complete legal and financial liability for the content of the publication.

All printed material will be subject to the review of the Editorial Board. Unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial Board. Otherwise, opinions expressed are not necessarily the views of the staff, editorial board or advisor.

We welcome letters to the editor, but only signed letters will be considered for publication. Due to space limitations, not all letters will be published and we reserve the right to edit them for length as long as the meaning remains intact. Materials that are considered gossip, illegal, libelous or profane by the Editorial Board will not be printed. Letters-to-the-editor should be emailed to mail@thepurpletide.com or sent to room 228 at Chantilly High School.

We reserve the right to refuse unsolicited ads. All unsolicited ads will be reviewed by the Editorial Board in accordance with established criteria. The Purple Tide does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, handicap or nationality or on matters relating sexuality, religion or political affiliation.