Obligations of schools

Equal Opportunities

Equality is one of the six pillars of primary education since 2011. It states that equal education should take place at all levels of education, but “…includes a critical examination of accepted ideas in society and its institutions in order to teach children and young people to identify situations that lead to discrimination against some and privilege others.“ Sexuality is among the factors mentioned under the umbrella of equality. Academic disciplines that are thought to be utilized normally in the school setting are also identified, among which are LGBT and Gender Studies.

The CoR's human rights policy

The CoR's human rights policy is based on the principle of equality and aims to ensure that all human beings are protected without regard to, inter alia, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and gender characteristics. Article 7.3 stipulates that the CoR as a centre of excellence of services is guided by the above-mentioned parameters and Article 7.3.1. states that “All recreational and leisure activities, education and cultural activities must be based on the inclusion of persons who may be gay. There are many forms of family that should be discussed openly and without prejudice. Teachers and staff in schools, recreational centres and other activities with children and young people make the diversity of human life visible in their work, to be formed through the selection of educational and entertainment materials used at all levels of education. School administrators and responsible school and recreational staff in the city are required to ensure that students receive a LGBTI education, and it is the city's policy that LGBTI people are respected and covered in the general part of the primary curriculum since 2011.”

Policy

Article 5 of Law No. 80/2019 on sexual autonomy establishes that a child under the age of 15 can, with the consent of his/her predecessor, change the official registration of his/her sex. It gives an eye to the fact that schools need to be transgender in order to ensure the status and well-being of trans children. The Office for Human Rights and Democracy has compiled a checklist on transgender children in schools.