Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

ALL students and school employees have:

1. The right to attend a school and ride a bus that is safe, orderly and drug free;
2. The right to learn and work in a school that has clear discipline codes with fair and consistently enforced consequences for misbehavior;
3. The right to learn and work in a school that has alternative educational placements for violent or chronically disruptive students;
4. The right to be treated with courtesy and respect;
5. The right to attend a school and ride on a bus that is free from bullying;
6. The right to support from school administrators when enforcing discipline policies;
7. The right to support from parents, the community, public officials and businesses in their efforts to uphold high standards of conduct;
8. The responsibility to adhere to the principles in this Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Students and School Personnel, and to behave in a manner that guarantees that other students and school personnel enjoy the same rights.

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