Bill of Rights & 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

Resources

• West Virginia Board of Education Policy 4373

• West Virginia Safe Schools Help Line - Help keep our schools safe. Call 1-866-SAFEWVA (866-723-3982).