We believe that:
• all people have the right to feel safe,
• all people have the right to live life to their fullest potential,
• diversity strengthens individuals and the community,
• every person is valuable and deserves respect,
• each person is accountable for his or her actions and must learn to live with the results, whether the consequences are good or bad.
• each person can effect change especially in him or herself,
• the higher the expectation, the greater the achievement,
• anything worthwhile requires hard work, and
· students should have the opportunity to tell their side of the story when consequences appear to be unfair (due process hearing).