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The board wishes to provide means insofar as possible for the solution of student staff-board relationship problems within the school. The board asks the superintendent to establish regular channels of communication among the respective groups with lines of responsibility, roles, power and responsibilities clearly set forth so that the schools may benefit from constructive problem solving based upon contributions from each group .

Differences, disputes, conflict between students and staff are a civil, not a criminal matter. As such, constitutional provisions for the right to counsel, trial by jury, power to subpoena witnesses, and comparable safeguards do not necessarily apply. Rather, the definition of due process between student and staff should be in a clarification of the role of each, a giving of proper notice, the holding of hearings within framework of a teacher-student relationship, and an adequate opportunity for the student to express "his side. "