Do most students go abroad without informing the school?

17:00 / 17.04.2024 1.80k

On February 8 of this year, we reported an increase in the number of cases of students of grades 9-11 going abroad without notifying the school administration. It is known that in some cases they went to a foreign country with them to work in the Russian Federation or due to other work of their parents.

Officials of the district (city) commission on juvenile affairs also refused to help the school administration, saying that it was their voluntary wish. As a result, it was not possible to remove them from the ranks of students. The responsibility is simply placed on the school administration. After that, we emphasized that additional requirements should be imposed on students going abroad, and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education should take control of this situation.

Because, in many cases, students go to the Russian Federation or another foreign country to work in the 9th grade, without studying in any school, after some time, they return to their school in Uzbekistan and continue their studies. It is known that the Ministry of Preschool and School Education has amended the order "On approval of the regulation on the procedure for transferring students from class to class and from one general secondary educational institution to another" and posted the draft of the order "On additional input" on the discussion portal.

According to it, now parents will have to apply to the school principal (during the academic year) with the reasons for leaving with their child to a foreign country and the period of stay abroad.

The application will be considered by the school director (temporarily performing the duties of the director when the director is not present) within one working day, and an order will be made to notify the head of the class and subject teachers about the student's temporary departure to a foreign country. will be done. If students who have temporarily left for a foreign country do not attend classes without notifying the school about the extension of the period of stay abroad within a week, or if the parents indicate the reasons for leaving with their child to a foreign country and the period of stay abroad, the school if he does not apply in the name of the director, the school director will take measures to involve him in the lessons.

In this case, the school director notifies the student's parents, the chairman of the community assembly of the place of residence, the department of pre-school and school education of the relevant district (city) and the district (city) commission on children's issues in writing. Also, the principal of the school has gone to a foreign country without notifying the school every year by May 25, and has not attended classes continuously for at least three months (with the exception of students who attended classes before the end of the academic year). submits information about students to the district (city) commission on children's issues. These students will be removed from the list of students with the consent of the district (city) commission on children's issues.

In the previous order, this issue was left open. That is, even if the student goes abroad, he remains on the school's account. It is natural that the increase of students in this category affects the rating of the educational institution. Until that time, neither the district (city) commission on children's issues, nor the regional pre-school and school education departments took responsibility for the students who went abroad.

So, when a parent petitions, can the principal deny it?

Taking the student to a foreign country is a voluntary choice of the parents. Neither the ministry nor the school director has the authority to limit this. However, according to Article 50 of the Constitution, general secondary education is compulsory. Parents or their substitutes, whether in Uzbekistan or abroad, must fulfill their obligations to raise and educate minor children. For this purpose, Article 47 of the Code of Administrative Responsibility also defines the responsibility of parents.

If the school director has no authority to prevent the student from going abroad, then what is the point of writing an application?

In our opinion, the draft document placed by the Ministry has placed special emphasis on informing the educational institution. Because, in many cases, students left for a foreign country without notifying the school. There were also problems in establishing contact with them. (The ministry probably has enough statistics on this.)

In such cases, the school administration could not remove the child from the school. According to the newly introduced regulations, the written application of the parents or failure to notify the school will be grounds for expulsion from the school. Even then, this is done by the decision of the district (city) commission on children's issues. Until now, there was no legal basis for this. The most important thing is that the newly introduced procedure increases the responsibility of parents who are indifferent to their child's education.

What is the purpose of expelling children who go abroad without informing the school?

The regulation "On the procedure for transferring pupils from one class to another and from one general secondary educational institution to another", approved by the order of the Minister of Public Education No. 13 of June 2, 2015 If parents are going to a foreign country for permanent or temporary residence for study, work, long-term treatment or other purposes, they have the right to transfer their child to an educational institution in the country where they are going for permanent or temporary residence.

But there are many parents who go to a foreign country and do not send their children to any educational institution. Because their child's document shows that he is "studying" at a school in Uzbekistan, they are given peace of mind. In the case of admission to school of a student who has spent several years in foreign countries, parents must submit to the school the original document(s) and a notarized translation of the child's education in a foreign country.

But if the parents insist that there is no document about the child's education in a foreign country, the school director is obliged to admit the child to a class suitable for his age and level of education. In this situation, the parents demand from the director not to transfer the child to a class suitable for his age and level of education, but to the class in which he is studying. As a result, calm parents do not fulfill their obligation to educate the child, allegedly using their constitutional rights. The new procedure for removing students from the ranks calls on parents to be more vigilant.

Is it possible to organize an online lesson with students who have gone abroad?

Of course, instead of expelling the student from school, it would be possible to contact his parents and organize daily online lessons. But the online lesson is only a tool for us to cheat or to judge children.

A lot of resources have been allocated for online classes during the quarantine. But it did not bear fruit and will not bear fruit. It is simply "utopia" for parents who took their children abroad without visiting the school located in their neighborhood, without even informing the principal or head of the class, to involve them in online education.