PUBLIC NOTICE STATEMENT OF RIGHTS SUMMIT SCHOOL

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATEMENT OF RIGHTS

Students at Summit School have the basic constitutional rights guaranteed to all citizens. In exercising these rights, students have a responsibility to respect the fundamental rights of all citizens. One purpose of schools is to encourage the responsible use of these rights and develop good citizenship within the framework of an educational society. The school is a community, and the rules of a school are the laws of that community. To enjoy the right of citizenship in the school, students must also accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

RIGHT OF NONDISCRIMINATION

The Summit School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Mike Schmidt

400 W. Sherman Ave.

Summit, SD 57266

605-398-6211

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, please contact the Office for Civil Rights:

Office for Civil Rights

U.S. Department of Education

One Petticoat Lane

1010 Walnut Street, 3rd floor, 

Suite 320

Kansas City, MO 64106

Telephone: 816-268-0550

FAX: 816-268-0599

Email: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov