We looked them steadily in the eyes and replied,'horizons is not a building or a pile of books, horizons is not a person or a set of rules. The program has seen many changes and improvements over the years but our philosophy and school mission has remained essentially the same.
All students deserve the opportunity to learn.
Our students actually deal with the decisions related to violations of school rules. It seems to work. The students on the j board are elected from within contact groups. The students on the j board listen to violations brought to Dan via teachers or other students. Although the decision of our j-board can be appealed to our governing board, it seldom is.