[Proposed] Elementary Education as a Fundamental right

[Lareine Alpine]

Maybe if you addressed the points that I mentioned, I would know which parts need clarification. However, here are two points that I am confident that you can understand. First, that a right to something must be waivable, which is contradicted by primary education being compulsory. Second, the fact that 'minor' includes everything from infants to those mere seconds from adulthood, and that a large amount of that range is either too young to be educated or too old to benefit from repetition of primary-level education."
- Maria-Fernanda Novo, WA Ambassador for the Armed Republic of Juansonia.

All the concerns raised have been addressed in the latest draft.

For the reasons the Ambassador themself raised in the previous comments and due to an existing resolution GA#299, an age cannot be specified.

[Juansonia]

Declares that,
i. Elementary education is a universal fundamental right.

Mandates that,
i. Elementary or Primary education be made compulsory for all minors subject to specific circumstances outlined herein.

"Choose one. If something is compulsory, it is not a right. At best, it's a duty." - Maria-Fernanda Novo, WA Ambassador for the Armed Republic of Juansonia

Mandates that,
i. Elementary or Primary education be made compulsory for all minors subject to specific circumstances outlined herein.
i.a Health-conditions:
In the event of severe health conditions or disabilities restricting a minor's ability to engage in regular educational activities, this mandate maybe waived.
i.b Cultural or Religious norms:
Provisions maybe made to this mandate subject to review by relevant national authority in order to accommodate cultural or religious norms or practices that may influence a minor's education

"This still mandates that all other minors, be they newborns or teenagers, recieve primary education. Perhaps it would be better to define what the baseline for primary education is, and simply require (subject to practicability, of course) that all minors are educated to at least such a standard by whatever age is used to determine legal adulthood."
- Maria-Fernanda Novo, Ambassador

[Lareine Alpine]

Declares that,
i. Elementary education is a universal fundamental right.

Mandates that,
i. Elementary or Primary education be made compulsory for all minors subject to specific circumstances outlined herein.

"Choose one. If something is compulsory, it is not a right. At best, it's a duty." - Maria-Fernanda Novo, WA Ambassador for the Armed Republic of Juansonia

Mandates that,
i. Elementary or Primary education be made compulsory for all minors subject to specific circumstances outlined herein.
i.a Health-conditions:
In the event of severe health conditions or disabilities restricting a minor's ability to engage in regular educational activities, this mandate maybe waived.
i.b Cultural or Religious norms:
Provisions maybe made to this mandate subject to review by relevant national authority in order to accommodate cultural or religious norms or practices that may influence a minor's education

"This still mandates that all other minors, be they newborns or teenagers, recieve primary education. Perhaps it would be better to define what the baseline for primary education is, and simply require (subject to practicability, of course) that all minors are educated to at least such a standard by whatever age is used to determine legal adulthood."
- Maria-Fernanda Novo, Ambassador

Duly noted and the modifications have been made in the following draft:

The World Assembly,

Recognising that,
education is one of the pillars of societal development and civilizational progress as well as vital to social and economic mobility,

Acknowledging that,
socio-economic disparity is a persistent issue of minorities in every nation,

Noting that,
income disparities and marginalization of minority groups leads to inequality in education,

Noting that,
equal and equitable access to education therefore remains a significant challenge for children from disadvantaged minority groups,

Hereby, within any limits set by earlier resolutions,

Defines minors as children who have not reached the legal age of adulthood as per the legal definitions established by member states within their respective constitutions.

Defines disability or disabilities as a physical or mental impairment impeding an individual to function with the same capacities or capabilities as a person without impairments

Defines impairments as medically certified chronic conditions that limits functioning of an individual from any gainful activities,

Declares that,
i. Elementary education is a universal fundamental right.

Mandates that,
i. Free accessibility and availability of elementary education be guaranteed by the World Assembly member states for its minors.

ii. Primary public and private schools implements only those disciplines established under national educational framework
ii.a Public and private schools reserve the right to implement optional disciplines subject to
approval from relevant authority

iii. Minors with disabilities be provided free special education services and assistive technologies.[/list]

Requires that,
i. Minors receive basic education in Science and Mathematics before the legal age of adulthood as defined by the constitution of each World Assembly member states.

ii. Minors achieve a minimum level of literacy as determined by national education authority of each Word Assembly member states, prior to reaching the legal age of adulthood in accordance with the respective constitutions of member states.

Encourages that,
a. Complimentary balanced diet meals be provided at all primary public and private schools

b. Curriculum constitutes Science, Arts and Sports

c. Yearly free of cost excursions be incorporated to promote
c.i Experiential learning
c.ii Cultural understanding and respect for diversity

d. Inclusive learning environment be created to promote respect, support of individual differences and collaboration between disabled and non-disabled children for an inclusive society