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The pupils’ "Working Environment Act" in Norway
Chapter 9a of the Education Act came into force on 1 April 2003. Under the new provisions, "all pupils in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools are entitled to a good physical and psycho-social en-vironment that will promote health, well-being and learning". By this section, all pupils and their parents have been granted greater user par-ticipation and an improved right of appeal. The schools’ obligations have been defined more clearly, particularly with regard to the psycho-social environment.
Brosjyrer | Publisert: 1/24/2007 Sist endret: 1/24/2007
The school environment is of great importance to pupils’ well-being and learning results. It is the pupils themselves who know and should report of any aspect of the school environment that needs improvement.
The purpose of this translated brochure is to give information about pupils and parents rights in Chapter 9a of the Education Act, and about how they should proceed if they wish to report of or complain about any aspect of their school environment they are dissatisfied with.
In an international perspective the brochure gives a description of what the Act includes and how to deal with the conformity with the Norwegian Public Administration Act’s provisions for administrative decisions. The schools must work systematically to follow up the pupils’ school environment and implement measures to comply with the new requirements of the Education Act.