Cooperation with parents
The Regulations to the Education Act establish that both public and private upper secondary schools must maintain contact with the parents of pupils under the age of 18 throughout the school year. This contact is to consist of
- an information meeting at the beginning of the school year
- talks with the contact teacher
- information about rights
- notification concerning the pupil–s absence from school
- other information relating to the pupil
Information meeting at the beginning of the school year
At the beginning of the school year there is to be an information meeting for the parents of Vg1 and Vg2 pupils. At this meeting the parents are to be given information about the school, the contents of the education, rules and procedures, the parents’ right to participation, etc.
Talks with the contact teacher
There must be at least one planned and structured talk with the contact teacher responsible for Vg1 and Vg2 pupils in the first half of the school year. This talk is to be about the pupil’s daily work and about the pupil’s competence in the subjects. The talk must also clarify how the pupil, the school and the parents are to cooperate to ensure good conditions for the pupil’s learning and development.
Information about rights
Parents must receive information about pupils’ and parents’ rights pursuant to the Education Act and the Regulations to the Education Act. This information may for instance be given at parents’ meetings, on the school’s website or on the school’s learning platform if parents have access to it.
Notification concerning the pupils absence from school
Parents are to be given oral or written notification of the pupil’s absence from school. This notification must be in writing if the pupil is in danger of not being assessed with a grade in one or more subjects, or if the pupil risks being given a lower grade in orderliness or behaviour. A notification of this kind must be given as soon as possible so that the parents have a chance to intervene in the situation.
Other information about the pupil
Parents are to receive other necessary information about the pupil that is not subject to a duty of confidentiality. Such information could for instance be that the pupil has problems adapting to his/her school situation, is noisy or causes disturbances during the teaching or in other ways contributes to a poorer psychosocial environment.
Pupils who are of age
When a pupil has turned 18, the school is no longer obliged to inform parents about the pupil’s circumstances. However, pupils who are of age may consent to the school continuing to give parents information in all or limited areas.
