SHUTESBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE

ACADEMIC FREEDOM

The School Committee seeks to educate students in the democratic tradition, to foster recognition of individual freedom and social responsibility, to inspire meaningful awareness of and respect for the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Fairness in procedures will be observed both to safeguard the legitimate interests of the schools and to exhibit by appropriate example the basic objectives of a democratic society as set forth in the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth.

SOURCE: MASC  Reviewed 2023

LEGAL REF.:  Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

11/20/25: Reviewed by the Shutesbury Policy Committee

12/18/25: First read by Shutesbury School Committee

1/22/26: Second Read, Final Vote by Shutesbury School Committee

2/2026: Final Vote by Shutesbury School Committee