Office of Accreditation & Teacher Quality

Student Rights & Responsibilities

It is the Student’s Right to:

1. Attend school free of charge.

2. Attend school and participate in school activities at no expense even though married or involved in a pregnancy.

3. Attend school until age 21 or graduation from high school at public expense including free textbooks and instructional materials.

4. Expect that the school will be a safe place for all students to gain an education.

5. Expect that the school will provide an educational program that meets his or her special needs, abilities and talents and also meets or exceeds standards established for all schools by the state legislature and the South Dakota Board of Education.

6. Exercise freedom of speech, press and expression of views.

7. Exercise freedom of assembly.

8. Receive due process and equal protection under the laws.

9. Dress in such a way as to express individual personality.

10. Establish and participate in student government.

It is the Student's Responsibility to:

1. Attend school daily, except when excused or ill, and to be on time at all classes. Protect and show respect for public property.

2. Attend school regularly and pay only costs that are of a personal nature or for participation in voluntary activities.

3. Obey all restrictions on students in accordance with board rules and regulations.

4. Be aware of all rules and regulations for student behavior and act in accordance with them.

5. Participate in and take advantage of the educational opportunities provided by the school.

6. Respect the human dignity and worth of all other individuals.  Refrain from libel, slanderous remarks and obscenity in verbal and written expression.

7. Refrain from disobedience, misconduct or behavior that disrupts the educational process.

8. Respect the reasonable exercise of authority by school administrators and teachers in maintaining discipline in the schools and at school-sponsored activities.

9. Dress and appear so as to meet fair standards of propriety, safety, health and good taste.

10. Take an active part in student government by running for office, or voting for the best candidates; make problems known to the school staff through student representatives.

11. Assume that until a rule is waived, altered or repealed, that it is in full effect.