{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18a-5-1c","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 18A-5-1c","heading":"Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Students and School Personnel.","body":"(a) The Legislature finds that:\n(1) The mission of public schools is to prepare students for equal and responsible citizenship and productive adulthood;\n(2) Democratic citizenship and productive adulthood begin with standards of conduct in schools;\n(3) Schools should be safe havens for learning with high standards of conduct for students; and\n(4) Rights necessarily carry responsibilities.\n(b) In recognition of the findings in this section, the following Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Students and School Personnel is established:\n(1) The right to attend a school and ride a bus that is safe, orderly and drug free;\n(2) The right to learn and work in a school that has clear discipline codes with fair and consistently enforced consequences for misbehavior;\n(3) The right to learn and work in a school that has alternative educational placements for violent or chronically disruptive students;\n(4) The right to be treated with courtesy and respect;\n(5) The right to a attend a school and ride on a bus that is free from bullying;\n(6) The right to support from school administrators when enforcing discipline policies;\n(7) The right to support from parents, the community, public officials and businesses in their efforts to uphold high standards of conduct; and\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 18A. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.","ARTICLE 5. AUTHORITY; RIGHTS; RESPONSIBILITY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/18A-5-1C/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:57Z","sha256":"31562dc92465e7862edb90d289966e814e10a5ca966038cbbb3ac08d7c0d1433","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18a-5-1b","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-18a-5-1d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}