KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
As a student, you have rights at school.
But one in five high school students do NOT graduate in four years.
Stop the pushout of California students and STAND UP for your RIGHTS.
ALL California students have rights when it comes to:
HARASSMENT & BULLYING
IMMIGRATION & STUDENTS
SCHOOL DRESS CODES & UNIFORMS
STUDENT EXPRESSION
SEARCHES OF STUDENTS
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
CELL PHONE PRIVACY
LGBTQ STUDENT RIGHTS
PREGNANT & PARENTING STUDENTS
SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHTS
FOSTER YOUTH STUDENT RIGHTS
FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR SCHOOL
FILE A COMPLAINT WITH OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
SEX ED
STUDENT PROTESTS AND POLITICAL SPEECH
STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
The rights described on this Know Your Rights website apply to California public schools.
I Didn’t Belong
By Reginae Hightower, 15, Oakland
Introducing: My School My Rights
By David Sapp and Nayna Gupta
My Hair My Rights
By William Pleasant, 17, Fresno
I Wish I Had Known My Rights
By Sasha Rawlinson, 16, El Segundo
#MySchoolMyRights
Speak up. Educate. Share these macros on social media.
