Rights and Responsibilities
We believe that members of the BFS community are entitled to certain rights and that these rights bring with them responsibilities for protecting the rights of others and the health of our community.
| Rights | Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Every person, child, and/or adult at BFS has the right to learn. | Every person at BFS has the responsibility to learn and to allow others to learn without disruption. |
| Every person at BFS has the right to feel safe. | Every person in the School has the responsibility to be sure that each of us is safe. |
| Every person at BFS has the right to be respected. | Every person in the community has the responsibility to respect the other people in the community. |
| Every person in the School is a unique individual whose special gifts will be accepted and cherished. | Every person will make an effort to recognize the special gifts of others and accept those gifts as unique and special. |
| Every person at BFS has the right to nonviolent resolutions of issues and conflicts. | Every person has the responsibility to attempt to resolve conflicts and to discuss issues nonviolently. |
| Every person in the School has the right to be treated fairly. | Everyone has the responsibility to treat others fairly and with honesty. |
| Every person at BFS has the right to a clean and healthy environment. | Every person has the responsibility to care for the environment so that it is clean and healthy. |