Board authorizes Pocatello High to work with documentary filmmaker, asks administration for preview before release

The board authorized Pocatello High School to work with a documentary filmmaker who requested access to film a prom "day in the life" project, subject to parental consent and legal review.

Administrators said participation would require parental permission and that the district would ask the filmmakers to allow an administrative preview of the final documentary before it is posted publicly. Board members expressed concern for student privacy and the district’s reputation and approved a motion that included the preview request and the condition that all necessary consent and legal forms be completed and reviewed by the superintendent.

No specific production schedule or compensation terms were described during the meeting; administrators said any participation would be optional and limited to students whose parents sign consent forms.