Rights and duties

The Our Secondary Education Management Statute governs the relationship between the Board of Trustees and the Rector/General Manager.

The School Management Statute governs the relationship between the Rector and other members of the school leadership and other officers.
NOTES. The proviso here is that the School Management Statute of the school has been adopted by the Board of Trustees and is thus in effect.

The Our Secondary Education Advisory Boards Regulations govern the relationship between the Rector and the Advisory Board.

The Participation Regulations Our Secondary Education regulates the composition and powers of the Participation Council.

The rights and obligations of students are specifically outlined in the student charter. The pupil statute is a written record of
good intentions, customs and practices that shapes the intercourse between all concerned.

The Regulations on Objections and Appeals in Pupil Matters govern the procedure surrounding the handling of objections and appeals. This involves decisions relating to pupil matters such as examinations and the admission, promotion, suspension and expulsion of pupils. 

On the basis of these regulations, parents and pupils can file a complaint about behaviors,decisions or failure to act of staff, school management or board members. A complaint will only be considered by the Complaints Committee if no satisfactory solution has been found at the school itself. The complaint committee's current contact information can be found at www.omo.nl

Association Ons Middelbaar Onderwijs has drawn up its own code of integrity, which is generally binding for all schools and for all administrative bodies of the association.

The privacy regulations state the manner in which personal data and privacy are handled within Our Secondary Education Association. For privacy-related issues, the school can be contacted at info@sondervick.nl.

A variety of information about staff, parents and students is collected in files at school. This information is confidential and may be viewed only by authorized staff members. The school is required to provide certain information to government agencies. There is a Supervisory Committee, whose task is to supervise the protection of privacy and the proper implementation of its provisions. The Supervisory Committee consists of one representative from the management team and two from the Participation Council (MR).

On August 1, 2019, the Act partially banning face-covering clothing came into effect in locations where communication through facial expression is important. The ban applies in educational institutions to school employees, students,parents and other visitors on school premises, both indoors and outdoors.

The law provides that there is a prohibition on wearing clothing that covers the face completely or covers it in such a way that only the eyes are uncovered, or makes it unrecognizable, unless the face-covering clothing is:
- necessary to protect the body in connection with health or safety;
- is necessary in connection with requirements of the practice of a profession or sport, or;
- is appropriate in connection with participating in a festive or cultural activity.

This reporting code outlines how signals of domestic violence or child abuse are dealt with within the school, so that help can be provided quickly and appropriately as possible.