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LEVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The School Committee has
the responsibility to afford students the rights that are theirs by virtue of
guarantees offered under the federal and state constitutions and
statutes. In connection with rights, there are responsibilities that must
be assumed by students.
Among these rights and
responsibilities are the following:
1.
Civil rights--including the rights to equal educational opportunity and freedom
from discrimination; the responsibility not to discriminate against others.
2.
The right to attend free public schools; the responsibility to attend school
regularly and to observe school rules essential for permitting others to learn
at school.
3.
The right to due process of law with respect to suspension, expulsion, and
decisions the student believes injure their rights.
4.
The right to free inquiry and expression; responsibility to observe reasonable
rules regarding these rights.
5.
The right to privacy, which includes privacy with respect to the student's
school records.
It is the School
Committee's belief that as part of the educational process students should be
made aware of their legal rights, and of the legal authority of the School
Committee to make and delegate authority to its staff to make rules regarding
the orderly operation of the schools.
Students have the right to
know the standards of behavior that are expected of them and the consequences
of misbehavior.
The rights and
responsibilities of students, including standards of conduct, will be made
available to students and their parents through handbooks distributed annually.
SOURCE: MASC
LEGAL REFS.: M.G.L. 71:37H; 71:82 through 71:86
Reviewed and approved by Leverett Policy Committee:
03/05/18
First Reading by Leverett School Committee: 04/02/18
Second Reading, First Vote by Leverett School Committee;
05/16/18
Final Vote by Leverett School Committee: 06/04/18