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After the winter break, students go back to schools in Romania with a new school regulation code.
Roxana Vasile, 09.02.2015, 14:11
After a week’s break, Romanian students are back to class on Monday. The second semester brings a novelty, the new school code. Under the new set of regulations, parents have the right to contest grades for their children’s tests, and are entitled to a written justification from the instructor within five days.
If the arguments are not to the parent’s satisfaction, they can apply to the headmaster of the school for a reevaluation of the test. In order to address the request, the headmaster has to appoint two teachers of the relevant specialty from that school who do not teach in the student’s class. If the difference between the initial grade and the new grade is below one point, the grade stays the same. If the difference is above one point, the challenge to the grade is considered accepted.
Another novelty is that schools cannot make public a student’s personal data and school results. They and their parents have the right to be consulted in terms of what the school teaches, in line with their interests and needs, and in line with the interests and needs of the community, taking into consideration the school’s specialization. Parents who do not send their children to school are liable to be fined.
The new code also provides for students to get a 75% discount when going to museums, concerts, the theater, opera, films, and other culture and athletic events organized by public institutions. They also get half off on all local public means of transportation.
The Ministry of Education, through the schools, pays for transportation to and from school, in the form of a pass, for students who don’t go to school locally, for a distance of up to 50 km. This payment also applies to students who live in a dorm or rent accommodation for school; they get the equivalent of eight return trips per semester. Last but not least, students also have access to loans for furthering their education.
