Supreme Court Bars Schools from Refusing 10th Grade Admission
Supreme Court: School cannot refuse student 10th grade. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ruled that a school cannot refuse a student to continue their education after the 9th grade solely because there is no general education 10th grade available at that school.
Consensus
- The Russian Supreme Court ruled that schools cannot deny students admission to the 10th grade.
- The case involved a student from Sverdlovsk Oblast who completed the 9th grade and was denied entry to the 10th grade.
- The student's mother filed a lawsuit after the school refused to admit him to a general education class.
- The school claimed that only profile classes were available in the senior grades.
- Three lower courts previously upheld the school's decision.
- The Supreme Court found that completing the 9th grade does not constitute completion of education.
- The Supreme Court emphasized that students have a constitutional right to education, including the right to continue to the 10th and 11th grades.
- The court stated that procedures for selecting students into profile classes must not deprive children of their right to education.
- The Supreme Court's decision overturned the rulings of three lower courts.
Points of divergence
- The Supreme Court's ruling is not a binding precedent and does not automatically require schools to admit students in similar cases; each case depends on its specific circumstances. — vm
- The Ministry of Education stated that schools may refuse admission to the 10th grade if there are no free places, and parents may seek placement in another school. — vedomosti
- The Children's Ombudsman confirmed that refusal is only permissible if there are no available places, and parents can appeal to regional education authorities. — vedomosti
- The school must find an alternative solution, such as creating a general education class. — tg_moscowmap
Coverage (10 sources)
- Refusal of education in 10th grade due to presence in school only of profile senior classes recognized as illegal. Obtaining edu... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Can a schoolchild be enrolled in the 10th grade through court: lawyer's opinion — Вечерняя Москва
- Supreme Court: school cannot refuse student 10th grade — Говорит НеМосква
- Refusal of education in 10th grade due to presence in school only of profile senior classes recognized as illegal. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Armed Forces banned refusing schoolchildren entry to 10th grade without cause — Ведомости
- Supreme Court ruled that students cannot be denied enrollment in the 10th grade — Фонтанка
- Supreme Court: school cannot refuse a student to continue studies in 10th grade — Коммерсантъ
- Refusal of training in 10th grade due to the presence in the school only of profile senior classes is recognized as illegal. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- School has no right to refuse a student the continuation of studies in 10th grade, — Supreme Court of the Russian Federation — Новости Москвы
- Supreme Court ruled admission refusal to tenth grade illegal — Говорит НеМосква