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Responsible Office: Chief of Staff
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Student
and
Community
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Superintendent of Schools
Services
Deputy
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Student Rights and Responsibilities
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A.
PURPOSE
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To
provide
a
learning
community
designed
to
foster
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intellectual development, citizenship, responsibility, and
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mutual respect among students as they engage in the education
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process.
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certain rights, responsibilities, and privileges.
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expectations for conduct that are intended to foster the
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desired environment and educational goals of Montgomery County
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Public Schools and its students.
As members of this community, all students have
There are
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B.
ISSUE
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In a free and democratic society rights are balanced with
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responsibilities. All rights are inherently interwoven with
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responsibilities.
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C.
POSITION
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Students have responsibility for their own learning,
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their personal conduct, and for the manner in which they
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exercise their rights.
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participate in the educational community, accept the
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consequences of their actions, and abide by the policies
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and regulations of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Students are expected to actively
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2.
The rights of the student must always be considered in
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relation
to
the
legal
rights
and
responsibilities
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retained by others, including other students, teachers,
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administrators, other school staff, and parents.
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3.
As a component of active participation in the school
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community, students may form and participate in clubs,
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teams, and student organizations in accordance with all
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state
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procedures.
and
local
laws,
policies,
regulations,
and
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4.
Students elected to student government or occupying other
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leadership positions must retain academic eligibility
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during their term of office.
Additionally,
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students
elected
Students
seeking
election
to
or
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occupying positions in student government or occupying
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other leadership positions are expected to meet a higher
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standard
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regulations, and procedures on and off campus. during
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their term of office.
of
conduct
and
comply
with
all
policies,
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The rights of freedom of expression in dress, writing,
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and other forms are balanced with the responsibility to
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maintain an environment conducive to learning.
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The rights of freedom of religion should be respected and
accommodated in accordance with law.
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Students have the right to have disciplinary actions
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solely based on their individual conduct, which occurs at
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school,
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transported by MCPS to or from school or a school-related
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activity, or would compromise the health or safety of
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others in the school or would adversely impact the
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security
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superintendent shall ensure that disciplinary actions are
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fair and appropriate.
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responsibility
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actions and be active participants in maintaining an
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environment conducive to learning.
at
school-related
or
operation
to
of
activities,
the
school
when
being
setting.
The
However, students also have the
accept
the
consequences
of
their
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Students have the right to physical autonomy unless the
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use
of
physical
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circumstances.
restraint
is
reasonable
under
the
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109. Students’ legally recognized expectations of privacy are
to be respected.
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1110.The essential dignity of all students, teachers, and
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staff is recognized and the responsibility to secure,
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respect, and support an environment conducive to learning
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is shared by all members of the broad-based school
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community.
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1211.Students have due process rights which must be protected.
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1312.Local school staff, in collaboration with students and
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parents,
shall
develop,
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disciplinary standards and procedures which may include
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zero tolerance policies and procedures that limit or
participation
implement,
extracurricular
enforce
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restrict
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school-related activities or events.
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commencement ceremonies may not be included in local
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school
zero
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retain
the
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participation in commencement ceremonies for cause on a
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case by case basis.
tolerance
in
and
policies;
authority
to
other
Exclusion from
however,
exclude
or
principals
students
from
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1413.Students retain all the rights and responsibilities
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articulated in all Montgomery County Public Schools
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policies and regulations, as well as those defined by
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law.
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D.
DESIRED OUTCOMES
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Montgomery County Public Schools will provide an educational
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environment
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responsibility, citizenship, respect for individual dignity,
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and respect for legally constituted authority.
which
promotes
intellectual
development,
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E.
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
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1.
A Student's Guide to Rights and Responsibilities shall be
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made available to all elementary school students and
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shall be distributed to all students entering secondary
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schools. Copies of the document should be made available
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to parents.
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The superintendent will develop regulations with student,
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staff
and
parental
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implementation
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concerning eligibility for extracurricular activities.
of
input
this
to
guide
policy,
staff
in
including
the
issues
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F.
REVIEW AND REPORTING
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This policy will be reviewed in accordance with the Board of
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Education policy review process.
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Policy History:
Adopted by Resolution No.19-97, January 14, 1997;
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Amended by Resolution No. 197-04, March 22, 2004; revised.
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Note previous policy history:
This policy was previously included
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in the Students Rights and Responsibilities Handbook published in
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Section M.
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