Originally Posted by GeezerGeek

As a student I fought a school once and won but it was a hollow victory. They changed the rule but it became effective immediately after I graduated. If your principal says no, you can still bring it up to the school board. To do so you have to get on the school boards' agenda unless if they have a forum for open questions.

I started a petition and it took on a life of its own circulating through every school in the district and eventually was signed by 85% of the students and 40% of the teachers. Some of the teachers told me who to contact and how to present the petition.

From my understanding, schools are responsible for you while you are on school property but they have no jurisdiction outside even though some principles say they do. You could ride your bike to school and then lock it up outside the school's property. I agree with a earlier poster that said do it but keep a low profile.

Bad schools can make it rough on you. Here is an example