STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES
In order to provide an opportunity for the expression of
legitimate concerns of students with respect to the application of any
school rule or regulation, the Board will consider complaints and
grievances through the procedures established under the Board's rules
and regulations which shall be developed by the Superintendent or
designee.
Any student may file a complaint with the principal against any
school employee or any school rule or regulation. Said complaint
shall be in writing, and it must be filed within ten (10) days
following the act or event about which the complaint arose. Said
complaint must be specific and in reasonable detail as to the who,
what, where, and when of the complaint. Any complaint not filed
within this ten (10) day period shall be deemed to have been waived.
The principal shall respond to the student complaint within ten (10)
days. Complaints or grievances concerning a particular principal's
rule or regulation shall be filed with that principal. Any complaint
fulfilling the requirements of the rule shall be acted upon by the
appropriate administrator whose decision shall be final.
Complaints or grievances concerning a Board policy, rule or
regulation may be filed at any time and shall be filed with the
Secretary of the Board.
