Student Rights
CODE OF STUDENT RIGHTS
The following are rights guaranteed to each student at Merrill High School:
Each student has a right to an education. Each student has the right to have freedom from discrimination.
Each student has an equal opportunity in academic achievement, participation in extracurricular activities, and utilization of the Merrill High School facilities and equipment in accordance with policies and procedures.
Each student is guaranteed due process in matters related to school policies and procedures.
Each student has the right to be represented or be a selected representative on the Merrill High School Student Council.
Each student possesses the basic rights guaranteed to them as United States citizens.
It is the policy of the Merrill Area Public School District that no person, on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, handicap or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability may be denied admission to any school in this district or be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational, or other program.
Students who have been identified as having a handicap or disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 shall be provided with reasonable accommodations in educational services or programs. The District shall also provide for the reasonable accommodation of a student’s sincerely held religious beliefs with regard to examinations and other academic requirements.
STUDENT ASSEMBLAGE
Students have the right to assemble as long as that assembly is permitted by law and does not disrupt normal operation of Merrill High School. Wisconsin State Statute 947.01 Students may assemble at times and in areas approved by the administration.
FAMILY ACCESS
Students and parents have access to student attendance records and grades in Skyward.