Concerns over “students’ social and emotional well-being” has prompted the Bainbridge Island School District to cease publishing lists of student honor rolls in the local newspaper.

The Bainbridge Island Review has long published honor rolls from local schools, mainly Bainbridge and Eagle Harbor high schools and Woodward Middle School, at the end of each semester.

District officials announced Tuesday they would stop supplying the lists of standout students to the media.

Officials said the move came “after school and district staff have evaluated students’ social and emotional well-being and are trying to find ways to help lower stress levels in students.”

“Students are already under a lot of stress to perform and compete, and publishing the list was causing unintended stress to students,” said District Superintendent Peter Bang-Knudsen.

“Instead of newspapers providing space to publish the honor roll, we hope the media uses the space to highlight the good works students accomplish both in and out of the classroom,” he said.

In Bainbridge public schools, students must have a grade point average of 3.2 and above to earn a spot on the honor roll.

Officials said the change fits with the district’s decision in 2014 to stop supplying students’ class ranking to colleges and universities.