Does your child have been going through a difficult period since the start of the school year? In what situations can you get a class change? Maître Clerc, expert in school law, takes stock of this issue.
It is not uncommon that after the resumption of courses, students have difficulty adapting to their class environment. Malade in this new framework, isolation following the separation of with their usual comrades, apprehension in the face of possible bullying … So many situations which lead these young people to request from their parents a transfer to another class. Depending on the arguments put forward, this request can receive a favorable or unfavorable opinion from the director of the establishment. Lighting with Maître Théo Clerc, from the Clerk lawyer’s office in Paris.
What are the reasons valid to change a classy child?
For get a class changethe student’s parents must present solid and legitimate arguments. Indeed, a request based solely on the wish to avoid Wednesday afternoon prices is very unlikely to succeed. “You should know that in law, the change of class is not framed by a law”explains lawyer Théo Clerc. The decision belongs entirely to the management of the establishment. Generally, several situations are considered legitimate, especially when:
- The child is the victim of school harassment.
- The child is suffering (stress, anxieties, etc.) and that a doctor or a psychologist justifies it in a letter.
- The child has problems with a teacher (humiliating remarks that affect the student’s health and education).
- The child lives far and carpooling. “We can consider that this could affect the student’s education and his family organization.”
- The child committed reprehensible facts (Disturbed the course of courses, insults and blows towards the comrades or the teachers, degradation of goods, etc.).
Can we ask for a class change to be with your friends?
Lawyer in education law also evokes the fact that the change of class to be with friends can be a “legitimate requestgranted directly by establishments, especially when there is a passage from CM2 to 6th. ” Moreover, tutoring or shared custody with a student Founding in another class are arguments that can be presented to the school head.
What are the reasons that can be refused to change class?
There is no specific reason that can be refused When a parent requests a class change for their child. “It is specific to each school. In itself, all the reasons mentioned above can be refused. This will depend on the policies that are implemented in establishments”, nuance me clerc.
For request a class changestudent parents can make a letter “Or ask for an appointment with school management. ” At first, the lawyer advises parents to start dialogue with their child’s principal teacher. On this occasion, you can explain what motivates your child’s request and “Develop the consequences that the situation has on the student”, note the lawyer. In writing, the request must be formal. Parents must advance a solid argument by explaining the reason (s) that push the child to want to change class.
If the request is refused, appeals are possible. For primary school, you must contact the academy inspection and make a new request. For college and high school, you must join the academic director of national education services.
Thanks to Me Théo Clerc, lawyer in Paris, specializing in education law and public law.
