MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
Source: Republic of France in FrenchThe French Republic has issued the following statement: Add to my calendar
Parents are full members of the educational community, according to the Education Code. Thus, the elections of parent representatives are a highlight of the school year; they allow for a real link to be established between families and the school, and they are the beginning of a relationship of trust between members of the educational community. These representatives are notably responsible for facilitating relations between parents and school staff; they can approach the school principal to discuss a particular problem, or to provide mediation at the request of the parents concerned.
Every year, elections for parent representatives take place before the end of the 7th week of the school year in all establishments (primary schools, middle and high schools, special education establishments). In 2024, they will be held:
Friday October 11 or Saturday October 12; Friday October 4 or Saturday October 5 in establishments in Reunion and Mayotte, taking into account the school calendar of these two academies.
The election day is chosen from these two dates:
by the electoral commission in primary schools (nurseries and elementary schools); by the head of the establishment in secondary schools (middle schools and high schools).
The choice of polling day is made in agreement with the parents’ associations present or represented in the school establishment.
Who can be a parent representative?
If you wish to become a parent representative, you must:
exercise parental authority over a child enrolled in the establishment in which the elections take place; be registered on an electoral list of at least 2 candidates (parent representatives are elected by list ballot).
The electoral list must be submitted at least 10 days before the elections:
to the elections office, if it is a primary school; to the head of the establishment, if it is a middle or high school.
Once elected, the parent representatives can take part in the life of the school. In this capacity, they are present at the various council meetings and are in contact with the members of the educational community.
Who can vote?
To be able to vote, you must exercise parental authority over the child in school (it is not obligatory to have French nationality).
Each parent is an elector and eligible, and has only one vote regardless of the number of children enrolled in the same establishment.
You can vote:
by going to the polling station set up in the school; by sending your vote by mail in a sealed envelope or by having your child drop it off at the school; electronically on the internet.
Please note
In general and technological high schools as well as in vocational high schools, the elections of the representatives of the parents of students close the week of school democracy. The aim of this week is to raise awareness of the issues and the importance of these elections; during this week, the elections of the representatives of the students to the councils of delegates for high school life (CVL) are also organized.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and/or sentence structure not be perfect.