„HOMESCHOOLING” ÎN ROMÂNIA - ÎNTRE REGLEMENTĂRI JURIDICE NAȚIONALE ȘI INTERNAȚIONALE
Homeschooling in Romania - between National and International Regulations
Author(s): Daniel FodoreanSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, School education, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Editions IARSIC
Keywords: homeschooling; the right to education; parental rights; pre-university education legislation in Romania; human rights;
Summary/Abstract: In Romania, in recent years more and more parents, especially during the Covid 19 Pandemic period, have enrolled their children in homeschooling programs in America. There were numerous debates on this topic during the key moments of adopting the education laws, in 2011 and 2024, as well as during the years after. The officials of the Ministry of Education have not given way, so the legislation does not explicitly recognize homeschooling as a form of education accepted nationally. From tolerating this form of education, we moved on to contraventional sanctions, and in 2024, for the first time, we reached criminal sentences for parents who educate their children in the homeschooling format. The analysis of the situation will be done relating to constitutional law, and national legislation, as well as through the lens of international human rights norms. The goal is to identify if Romania does not fundamentally restrict freedoms in this field of education and if it should not align its legislation with the norms of international human rights law.
Journal: Jurnalul Libertății de Conștiință
- Issue Year: 12/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 148-169
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Romanian
