Expenses in schools are the cornerstone of the modern education system. On the one hand, the school administration refuses in every possible way from any financial issues with parents. On the other hand, even preparation for exams began to be carried out on a paid basis. What services can parents pay for, and which still fall under the law on affordable education.
Every parent went through the school tax system. And everyone for himself decided to fight him with the system or obey. The most common requirements for donating money include fees to the parent committee. What are they collecting for? For all! For gifts for teachers and children, renovations, holidays, teaching aids, plastic windows … The list is endless. Are you obligated to donate money? Not! And the fundraising initiative should in no case come from the teacher, but only from the representatives of the parent committee. The teacher has no right to take any money from students and their parents.
If you do not agree with the amount of the collection or the purpose of the collection, you have the right to refuse. Let's say they are collecting money for gifts for teachers and children. If you don’t want to, don’t hand over, inform the parent committee that your child does not need a gift, and you personally congratulate the teacher. Nobody has the right to force you. Collected for school grants? Again, buy everything yourself without pouring money into a common boiler. They want to make repairs in the classroom, you decide how justified it is. Suppose there are not enough desks in the classroom and you need to buy two new ones, because the number of students significantly exceeds the norm. But this is the concern of the school, since it recruits children, it is obliged to provide them with an educational process. And this, including desks, and lockers. But such a delicate issue must be resolved personally with the director. And it will not be superfluous for parents to know and understand that all the repairs that they do at their own expense are then perfectly accepted on the balance of the school and funds are written off for this. Therefore, in such cases, your actions are as follows: first, a written application addressed to the director (ideally on behalf of all parents of the class) with a request to make the necessary repairs. If the answer comes in the style of "no money, but you are holding on", send a letter (with a copy of the director's answer) to the Department of Education. If the city is small, first you need to try to write a letter to the local administration.
Another delicate situation in which both parents and children find themselves, when the teacher directly asks for money for his tutoring services. Teachers are prohibited from tutoring within the walls of the school. But many of them use their positions and offices to provide such illegal services. If the teacher begins to pressure you that your child needs his services, and if you refuse, he starts to underestimate the grades, immediately contact the principal. Your child's rights are protected by Section 32 of the Education Act, which prohibits any tutoring services within the walls of the school, other than those that are officially provided. In such a disputable situation, you must contact the school principal and explain the essence of the conflict. There can be no tutoring within the walls of the school. And such things can threaten the teacher with dismissal, although usually the director is aware of the illegal part-time jobs of his subordinates.
In turn, the school may offer parents to pay for additional educational services. But exactly to offer, and in no case to impose. Classes should be of a group nature and be complementary in the main subjects of secondary school. Usually, such classes are offered to students as additional preparation for the OGE and USE. They are paid on receipt through the bank immediately for half a year or a quarter.
If, after talking with the teacher and informing the director of the situation, your child is faced with teacher bullying, do not be afraid to write to the email address of the Ministry of Education (in a special form on the website). They react really quickly, within 3-5 days you will receive an answer. Moreover, they direct your complaint to local authorities, which should be dealt with on the spot.
