The school is a community of students with rules and regulations. Each student enjoys the rights and citizenship in the school's community and must also accept the responsibilities of citizenship. Each student must assume responsibility for compliance with school rules and appropriate behavior in the school. Parents and school staff must work together to assist students in developing responsible work and interaction skills.
Schools provide an opportunity where rights and responsibilities are emphasized equally and human dignity is protected. Responsibilities are designed to maximize student cooperation by allowing each student freedom during the learning process, while providing a framework rigid enough to deal with unacceptable behavior in ways suited to the offense.
Each student has the right to instruction designed to assist the development of individual potential. Only by due process may the student be denied this right. No student may deny other students the same right, or may, by his behavior, hinder members of the staff from carrying out their responsibilities.
Each student has these rights:
to have the opportunity for a free education in the most appropriate learning environment;
to have the opportunity for freedom of speech, expression of ideas, and of the press;
to be secure in his/her person, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures; privacy in regard to his/her personal possessions, unless there is reasonable suspicion that the student is concealing materials prohibited by law;
to expect that the school will be a safe place with no fear of bodily harm;
to expect an appropriate environment conducive to learning;
to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or disability; and
to expect to be fully informed of school rules and regulations.
Each student has these responsibilities:
to know and adhere to reasonable rules and regulations established by local boards of education and implemented by school administrators and teachers;
to respect the human dignity and worth of every individual;
to refrain from libel, slanderous remarks, and obscenity in verbal and written expression;
to study diligently and maintain the best possible level of academic achievement;
to be punctual and present in the regular school program;
to dress and groom in a manner that meets reasonable standards of health, cleanliness, modesty, and safety;
to help maintain and improve the school environment, preserve school property, and exercise the utmost care while using school facilities;
to refrain from disobedience, misconduct or behavior which would lead to any physical harm or that disrupts the educational process;
to respect the reasonable exercise of authority by school administrators and teachers in maintaining discipline in the school and at school-sponsored activities;
to obey the laws and rules so as not to be subjected to ill effects or endanger others by the possession or the use of alcohol, illegal drugs, and other unauthorized substances; and
to carry only those materials which are acceptable under the law and accept the consequences for the articles stored in one's locker.