STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Philosophical Basis

Effective student governments are the forums for the training and involvement of students in the democratic processes. Members of the school community share the responsibility for shaping governments into positive instruments for student involvement.

Student Responsibilities

• To become knowledgeable of Board and individual school policies governing the actions of students. To conduct election campaigns in a positive, mature manner with all the respect provided opponents.
• To vote for student government officers and representatives who are responsive to the needs of the school and who will work constructively toward the resolution of such needs.
• To attend regularly scheduled meetings, if elected as a student representative, and to exhibit appropriate conduct at all times.

Student Rights

• To participate in the student government within the respective schools under the direction of a faculty advisor.
• To have access to policies of the Board and the individual school.
• To seek office in student government or any school organization, regardless of race, sex, color, creed or political beliefs.
• To attend, as student government officers and representatives, official student government meetings upon approval of such meetings by the school principal.

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