Is there a childrens civil rights law?

Question

Does any one know if there is a civil rights or human rights act law for children?

I just ask as my son is refusing to go to school we are happy to home educate, but have been told by law he must attend school

does any one know if kids have rights?
btw i am in the UK

I didnt ask this question because my son is a brat.
I asked because he is being bullied he is bright above average iq
i have seen education welfare and his school

I just wondered if he had rights thats all not the oh you terrible mother giving into your child

Answer 1

Hello i am studying law A level(the truth) and the law clearly states your son must go to school. you can apply for you to home educated but YOU must have some qualifaction yourself.

If you dont end your son to school you could be fined and sent to prison

Hope this helped

Answer 2

Not on this matter unless you can satisfy the Local Department of Child Services and the Local Department of Social Security that the curriculum and the pastoral care you are providing for your son meet the government legislation and target levels, including Physical Education (I believe that the current provision outline is two hours and the target by 2008 is four hours) and Spiritual, Moral and Cultural guidelines outlined by Ofsted insist that an assembly is held every single day for all that covers their requirements. Home Schooling is not very easy as the onus is on you to make sure that your lessons etc are in line with these regulations and that your child is receiving the relevant pastoral care due to them. Good luck with going down this route. I think a better route would be to get in touch with your local Educational Welfare Officer and instigate a re-integration programme (this may involve his moving to a different school with adequate facilities and mentors etc) but will be better for him as it will mean he will not miss out on the socialisation, cultural awareness & ability to build a team outside his family unit when he enters the world of work. There is "The Children Act" which lays down the principles of "Every Child Matters" and that is
* Be healthy
* Stay safe
* Enjoy and achieve
* Make a positive contribution
* Achieve economic well-being
I do not see that this will help you. Please consider your Educational Welfare Officer as your first port of call and I know they will sort this mess out. The school that your child goes to should not have let this get to the stage that it is at.

Answer 3

Ok. First of all the civil/ human rights we have in this country are for ALL citizens. Second of all, IF there was separate childrens human rights, it would probably GUARENTEE THE RIGHT to education, not the other way around.

Let me see if I have your question interpreted correctly. You are asking if forcing your child into going to school is a breach of his human rights? Do you realise how stupid that sounds? At teh risk of going on a rant and tell you what an appauling and idiotic parent I think you are Im just going to answer basically no. Your little brat child will just have to learn to enjoy his right to an education.

And if you dont learn to control him and get him to school, YOU are the one that will face the fall. Thats right. Penalty for truancy in the UK? Is to send the parent to jail. So for the sake of yourself and your son, if I were you I'd pull my finger out and do some parenting.

Answer 4

you CAn educate him at homer in the UK but he will need to be removed from the school roll and you must be able to prove that he is being taught properly and following the national curriculum in Maths, English, Science , a second language, geography & history. You do not say how old he is but his age will determine the curriculum he should follow. I suggest you draw up a timetable that would be followed each week -remember to build in some time for exercise (this could even be a swimming lesson a couple of times a week.) Do you or your partner have teaching qualifications as that would help your case. or could you afford to send him to a private school? Many children who are not comfortable at theri local comprehensive or junior school do thrive in a different atmosphere. Rudolph Steiner schools are noted for their excellnt rapport with children while in a much more realxed atmosphere and still educate the children to where thay need to be (No I don't work in one.)

Answer 5

yes kids have right. Its not up to him you're the mom you decide. Kids do have right. You might end up in court because of this. In this country if a child misses one day from school you have to give a good account because of this. Let your child talk to a councillor and see if they can help. Also should you talk to him and find out why he dont want to be school publicly. Also you dont ahve no control over your child. This might involve social services. Wishing you luck in what ever way it goes.

Answer 6

Children are under the "authority" of adults, and therefore have no "rights" as adults do, as far as making their own choices about school, etc. I'm sorry I do not know about the UK...but here in the USA children are to be in school of some kind, until drop-out age of 16...(which is STUPID...why would a kid with 10 years of school already "under his belt" want to quit only 2 years before graduation? Never could understand that...
In some places, adults can be arrested and charged it their school aged child(ren) are not in school...
If your child is telling YOU what he/she will do, honey, you've got bigger problems ahead than truancy...

Answer 7

Children have very strong human rights and there is much evidence available on the internet.

Answer 8

So, let me get this straight - your son is telling you what he is gunna do, not the other way around

Answer 9

You will probably end up in court because you have no control over your child.