The Academic Committee for Education of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts appealed to the Minister of Education, Dejan Vuk Stanković, to take the necessary steps in order to cancel the decision to lower the grades of the pupils of the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium.
Academic Board of Education Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) he announced that he considers it anti-pedagogical and unacceptable to lower the grades of students Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium who participated in the institutional dialogue and called on the Ministry of Education to cancel those decisions.
"We consider such actions to be anti-pedagogical and contrary to the basic principles of the educational process. The participation of students in the institutional dialogue must not be punished, but must be encouraged, because they are the future bearers of the development of our society and its democratization," stated the Academic Board of Education.
According to the Board's opinion, punishing students for participating in dialogue with institutions is contrary to the basic principles of education, because such participation should be encouraged, not sanctioned.
Therefore, SANU appeals to Stanković to take the necessary steps in order to cancel the decisions on the lowering of grades from governance, prevent further pressure on students and ensure their smooth return to the regular educational process, while protecting the fundamental principles of education and the interests of students, according to the statement.
The announcement states that the Board, acting on the suggestion of the Minister of Education Dejan Vuk Stanković, spoke with a delegation of students, teachers and parents of the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium about the normalization of classes, after which on December 26, it welcomed the return of students to schools and proposed measures to improve the quality of education.
The board then, with serious concern, as they stated in the announcement, found out that two students from the delegation had their grades lowered in governance, without consulting the Departmental Council and without an official explanation, as well as that the same measure was imposed on the entire class II/11.
SANU also indicates that this case is not isolated.
"Similar pressures exist in several schools, which can have negative consequences for the stability and quality of the already burdened education system. That is why SANU appeals to Stanković to take the necessary steps in order to cancel the decisions on lowering grades from the administration, prevent further pressures on students and ensure their smooth return to the regular educational process, while protecting the fundamental principles of education and the interests of students," the statement said.
At the beginning of the school year, a certain number of Fifth grade teachers did not have their employment contracts extended, and the employed teachers are those who, according to parents' claims, do not meet the criteria for teaching. The students later blockaded the school on October 13, demanding, among other things, the dismissal of the school's acting principal, Danka Nešović.
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Parents of students of this gymnasium are still prohibited from entering the school, so the Parents' Council was not formed either. Excursions and study trips have been canceled for students, according to teachers.
A graduate of the Fifth Belgrade High School, who publicly expressed a critical view of the headmistress of the school he attends, is threatened with expulsion from the school, and proceedings have been initiated against him for an alleged "verbal offense" and violation of the honor of acting headmistress Danka Nešović.
Previously, he was invited several times for an interview with the school psychologist, which, according to the lawyers of the Parents' Council of the Fifth Belgrade High School, looked more like a police interrogation than an interview aimed at the well-being of the child.
Society of Psychologists of Serbia (DPS) - on the occasion of the alleged behavior of some school psychologists describing the practice of inviting students to conversations that, according to testimonies, had signs of interrogation, pressure and intimidation, it was pointed out that it is their professional and social obligation to clearly indicate that the behavior does not represent the psychological profession, but rather its abuse.
DPS distances itself from such actions and wants to emphasize that they do not represent the psychological profession, nor the values of the majority of psychologists who perform their work conscientiously, professionally and in the service of students and their development.
"In addition, we want to tell students, parents and teachers to have our support and to encourage them to turn to the competent authorities and the Association of Serbian Psychologists for protection against any type of harmful psychological practice," concludes the statement of the Serbian psychologist.
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