Education Act (SchG) - Scope (SCHG)

1. The School Act applies to public schools with the exception of the grammar school.

2. The following are administered as public schools in the canton

a) the kindergarten;

b) the primary school;

c) the special class school;

d) the secondary school;

e) the middle school.

3. The canton may offer optional tenth grades.

4. The law also regulates relations with other educational institutions as well as the supervision of private schools and private instruction at the elementary school level pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article.

1. Schools support those with parental authority in raising the child to become an independent, positive-minded, and community-oriented individual. They are conducted according to Christian principles.

2. They promote the harmonious development of the student's physical, mental, and intellectual abilities. They impart fundamental knowledge and skills, provide access to various areas of culture, and guide independent thinking and action.

3. They educate the student according to the principles of democracy, freedom, and social justice within the framework of a constitutional state to become a responsible and tolerant individual and citizen.

4. School authorities, teachers, and those with parental authority work together in the interest of the child to fulfill the school's responsibilities.

1. The entire canton territory shall be divided into school districts.

**1. If a district incorporates a school community, it simultaneously assumes all the rights and obligations associated with the position of a school community. The following applies:**

a) The district council is the holder of the rights and obligations of the school boards. A school commission may be appointed for the management of the school.

b) For referendums, elections, and municipal assemblies, as well as for the procedure for the enactment and amendment of regulations, the law applicable to districts shall apply.

c) The data applicable to the district shall be used as the basis for determining contributions, particularly for the calculation of the fiscal capacity of school communities. Deviating regulations for special cases according to the ordinance remain reserved.

1. The school communities operate the kindergarten and the primary school.

2. The secondary school and the real school in the inner part of the country are operated by the school community of Appenzell, while in the outer part of the country, they are operated by the body responsible for the local primary school. In Oberegg, an integrated upper stage may be operated instead of the secondary school and the real school.

3. For the inner part of the country, the school community of Appenzell operates the preschool classes, the introductory classes, and the special classes. In Oberegg, the integrative form of education can be applied for all school levels instead of these classes.

4. The school communities of the inner part of the country participate in the costs of the schools and classes operated by the school community of Appenzell for the inner part of the country, according to the principles to be established by the Grand Council.

5. The Grand Council decides on the possible sponsorship of the optional tenth grades.

1. For the joint management of individual classes or special educational institutions, such as music schools, school municipalities may enter into cooperation agreements, establish a joint entity with its own legal personality, or join together in associations for a specific purpose.

2. School municipalities may delegate parts of their responsibilities to other school authorities, insofar as local conditions or educational reasons suggest doing so.

3. The transfer or cooperation agreements, as well as the statutes of the new entities or associations for a specific purpose, and the resolutions of the school municipalities to join such associations, require approval by the State Commission in order to be valid.

1. The kindergarten promotes the social, creative, and intellectual abilities and skills of the children and prepares them for primary school.

2. The school communities ensure that all children have the opportunity to attend a kindergarten for two years.

1. The primary school provides the basic education. It lasts six years.

1. In special education classes, students receive instruction who require special education due to developmental delays, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, or challenging learning conditions.

1. The secondary school deepens and expands the basic education and prepares students for professional life. It lasts three years.

1. The secondary school deepens and expands the basic education. It prepares students for professional life and for further educational institutions. It lasts three years.

1. The Optional Tenth Grade follows as an optional school year after the general compulsory education. It enhances general education, assists in facilitating career choice decisions, or prepares for vocational training. It lasts for one year.

1. Disabled children have the right to special education. The canton shall take the necessary measures for this purpose.

2. The school board may apply for special education.

3. The National School Commission is responsible for the supervision of special schools.

1. Attendance at private schools and private tuition at the elementary school level is permitted; it must be reported to the school board and the Department of Education (hereinafter referred to as the Department).

2. The holders of parental authority bear the costs of this education.

3. The operation of private schools, as well as the provision of private tuition at the elementary school level, requires approval from the National School Commission and is subject to its supervision.

1. Students are entitled and obligated to attend school in accordance with the following provisions.

2. They are required to participate in school activities.

3. School community regulations may provide that students are involved in decisions affecting them, to the extent that such involvement is appropriate for their age and no overriding reasons oppose it.

1. For students who are unable to follow the regular class curriculum on a long-term basis, but neither require measures according to Art. 8 nor those under Art. 12 of this law, support measures such as introductory classes, German language classes, remedial instruction, and similar should be offered.

2. For students who, due to their talents, are not sufficiently challenged by the regular class curriculum, support measures should be offered within the framework of the cantonal support concept. Such students may be allowed to skip grades.

3. The National School Commission shall regulate the details.

1. Students are required to comply with the instructions of the teaching staff and school authorities.

2. School authorities and teaching staff are authorized to issue instructions regarding the conduct of students that serve the purpose of maintaining an orderly school operation, protect the health of students, and support their age-appropriate physical, mental, and emotional development.

3. Such instructions also apply on the way to and from school and take precedence over any conflicting instructions from the holders of parental authority.

1. In the event of a class change, the student data necessary for continued schooling must be forwarded to the new teacher.

2. The criminal authorities are required to inform the school about adjudicated offenses if this knowledge is necessary for the orderly operation of the school.

1. Children who have reached the age of five before July 1 of a given year are required to attend kindergarten at the start of the next school year and are required to attend primary school in the subsequent school year. The Grand Council may set the cutoff date up to four months before or after the legal deadline.

2. The School Council may, within the framework of the regulation, approve the advancement or postponement of entry into kindergarten or primary school.

1. All children have the right to attend kindergarten for two years.

2. All children have the right to attend public schools according to Article 1, Paragraph 2, letters b-e, and Paragraph 3 of this law, subject to compliance with the promotion conditions. Additionally, there is the right to attend grammar school after primary school.

3. Every student is entitled to complete the respective type of public school or grammar school free of charge, regardless of the number of completed school years.

4. Anyone attending an additional voluntary school year must complete it. If there are special reasons, the school board may authorize an earlier release.

1. The general compulsory education lasts ten years and includes one year of kindergarten, six years of primary school, and three years of secondary school, secondary modern school, or grammar school. It ends in any case at the end of the school year in which a student has reached the age of 16.

2. Students who repeat one or more grades or who transfer from secondary modern school to advanced schools will have the attendance of the repeated grades or the secondary modern school credited towards the compulsory education.

3. Attendance of a class in which the curriculum of the first grade is spread over two years (introductory class) counts as one school year.

4. Attendance of the pre-school year and a second or further kindergarten year will not be credited towards the compulsory education.

5. Skipped grades will be credited towards the compulsory education.

1. Decisions regarding early release from compulsory schooling are made by the school inspector upon the application of the holder of parental authority or the responsible teaching staff. The affected school parties must be heard.

1. Attendance at public schools is free of charge for children residing in the canton.

2. Exceptions are parental contributions for bridging programs and pursuant to Article 56 of this law.

1. The obligation to attend school is generally to be fulfilled in the school community of the place of residence (Art. 4 para. 1 of this law).

2. Provisions concerning secondary modern, secondary, and small class schools (Art. 4 para. 2 of this law), the gymnasium, and contract school communities (Art. 5 of this law) remain reserved.

3. The obligation to attend school can also be fulfilled at the approved school location (Art. 23-25 of this law) or at the place of a private school or private instruction (Art. 13 of this law).

1. The State School Commission may approve attendance at a school in another school district upon the request of the holders of parental authority, provided that the involved school districts have consented to the change of school location.

2. In this case, the receiving school district may demand reasonable contributions from both the school district of residence and the holders of parental authority.

3. If the involved school districts cannot reach an agreement, the State School Commission shall make a final decision.

1. Attending other publicly recognized schools at one's own expense is permitted; it must be reported to the school council and the department.

1. Students who have their legal residence outside the canton may be admitted to the public schools of the canton.

2. The school board makes the final decision on admission to kindergarten, primary school, special classes, secondary school, middle school, and the optional tenth grade, as well as on the determination of school fees.

3. Special agreements of the canton with other cantons remain reserved.

1. Disciplinary Measures Have an Educational Character. They Serve the Child's Educational Progress, the Maintenance of an Uninterrupted School Operation, and the Protection of Other Participants Involved in School Activities.

1. Disciplinary difficulties should primarily be resolved within the class. The disciplinary powers granted to teachers are regulated by ordinance.

2. If the difficulties cannot be resolved otherwise, the school board may take disciplinary measures within the framework of the ordinance. As a most severe measure, the school board may order expulsion from the school.

3. Reserved is the attendance of a special education and care facility. In this case, the school board will report to the Child and Adult Protection Authority. This authority will decide whether the student must enter a special education and care facility according to the provisions of the Civil Code (ZGB) regarding child and adult protection. Attendance at such a facility will be credited towards compulsory schooling.

4. In urgent cases, the school board may implement provisional measures to maintain orderly instruction, particularly deciding on the temporary suspension of a student from school. The holders of parental authority must be heard.

5. Measures under juvenile criminal law remain reserved.

1. Holders of parental authority collaborate with teachers and school boards in the interest of the child's welfare.

2. Holders of parental authority are regularly informed by the teachers about the behavior and performance of their children. Unless there are special reasons related to school operations, holders of parental authority have the right to visit their children at school. The school board may impose restrictions on this right in individual cases.

3. Holders of parental authority are to be included in important decisions that affect their children. They inform the teaching staff, and if necessary, the school board, of important events and developments relevant to the child's assessment and promotion.

4. The primary responsibility for character and religious education rests with the holders of parental authority.

1. The holders of parental authority are responsible for the regular school attendance and the associated duties of the student.

2. They specifically support the school in enforcing directives pursuant to Article 16 of this law.

1. Teachers are obligated to conscientiously fulfill their educational and instructional duties. Within the framework of Article 2 of this law, the curricula, as well as the mandatory and approved teaching materials, they enjoy freedom of teaching.

1. Teachers participate, to the extent provided by the school community regulations, in the organizational and administrative management of their schools; school boards and teachers inform each other about their intentions and activities.

2. Teachers contribute to school development. The department involves teachers in the development of curricula and consults with them during the preparation of important decrees concerning the education system.

3. In matters of personnel law, teachers are entitled to express their opinions.

1. Only holders of the cantonal teaching permit may be employed as teachers at a public school.

2. The department generally grants the cantonal teaching permit only to individuals who have obtained the teaching certificate for the corresponding school level from a recognized teacher training institution and who meet the character and professional requirements of the teaching profession.

3. No cantonal teaching permit shall be issued to individuals whose teaching permit has been revoked in another canton.

1. Vacant positions must be publicly advertised for application. In justified exceptional cases, particularly in instances of internal reassignment, the school board may forgo public advertisement.

2. The employment is conducted by the school board.

1. The teaching staff and the school board may terminate the employment relationship by written notice at the end of a semester. The notice must be given no later than three months before the last school day of the semester.

2. Termination of the employment relationship with different notice periods and at different times is only possible by mutual agreement.

3. For good cause, the employment relationship may be terminated at any time without notice.

1. If there are sufficient grounds to assume that the teacher has violated their professional duties in such a serious manner that their continued presence in the school service is unreasonable for those involved with the school or the school council, the school council is required to suspend the teacher from the school service and to implement further appropriate measures. If necessary, the council must initiate a review of the teaching license by the department.

1. If a teacher seriously violates their professional duties and, in particular, poses a serious threat to the well-being of children, the department shall revoke their teaching license.

2. The revocation of the teaching license results in the immediate removal from the school service.

3. The department shall notify the other education departments of the revocation of the teaching license.

1. The teaching staff member retires at the end of the semester in which they reach the retirement age according to the provisions of the cantonal personnel regulations.

2. The school board may exempt the teaching staff member from teaching duties at the beginning of this semester and assign them other work within the school sector. In this case, the teaching staff member retires at the end of the month in which they reach the pensionable age per paragraph 1 of this article.

3. The school board may, upon a corresponding application by a teaching staff member, allow the continuation of the employment relationship until the AHV retirement age is reached. If the school board denies the extension, the AHV substitute pension will be financed by the school community according to the statutes of the cantonal insurance fund.

4. Any possible age-related relief is regulated by the Grand Council.

1. The teachers at public schools are paid by the school districts. The salary is uniformly determined for all school districts by the School Board Conference.

2. The teachers are required to join the cantonal insurance fund.

1. The weekly working hours of a full-time teaching position correspond to those of employees of the cantonal administration.

2. These working hours include the full allocation of weekly teaching lessons for the respective school level or subject, as well as lesson planning, preparation and follow-up of individual school days, evaluation of teaching, administrative and school organizational tasks, teamwork, and further training. The governing body issues the relevant guidelines in this regard.

3. The governing body determines the full allocation of weekly teaching lessons and the duration of the lessons for teachers of the various school levels and, if necessary, different school subjects.

4. The compensation for missed lessons is regulated by the school communities.

5. The weekly working hours of a part-time teaching position are calculated based on the proportion of allocated weekly teaching lessons to the full allocation.

6. The vacation entitlement of teachers is regulated by ordinance.

1. Teachers are entitled and obligated to pursue further education.

2. The State School Commission shall issue detailed regulations on this matter.

1. The exercise of remunerative or time-consuming secondary activities requires prior approval by the school board.

2. The school board is entitled to subsequently prohibit a teacher from engaging in secondary activities if they impair the fulfillment of their teaching duties or are incompatible with such duties.

1. If a teaching position cannot be filled or if an employed teacher is temporarily unable to perform their teaching duties, the school board appoints a substitute.

2. The provisions for employed teachers are generally applied mutatis mutandis to substitutes. The employment is governed by the provisions of the Code of Obligations.

1. The annual instruction period consists of 39-40 school weeks.

2. The administrative school year commences on August 1. Instruction begins on the Monday closest to August 15. To coordinate vacation periods with neighboring cantons, the National School Commission may postpone the start by a maximum of one week.

3. The second semester begins on the Monday closest to February 1.

4. The vacations are determined by the National School Commission after consulting the school councils.

5. The National School Commission determines the number of vacation days that each individual student can freely choose.

1. School instruction lasts from Monday to and including Friday. Wednesday afternoon is free from school, but the school board may grant exceptions in individual cases.

2. The State School Commission determines the number of mandatory lessons per week that each class must attend.

3. It sets block times.

1. The timetables shall be prepared by the teaching staff. They must be submitted to the department by the deadline set by the State School Commission.

1. The class size of individual types of schools is determined by the Grand Council.

2. Class contributions in accordance with the financial equalization legislation are only granted for classes that comply with the minimum class size set by the regulation or fall below it with the approval of the National School Commission.

3. When calculating student contributions in accordance with the financial equalization legislation, only students from classes that comply with the minimum class size set by the regulation or fall below it with the approval of the National School Commission are taken into account.

1. The curricula determine the compulsory and elective subjects and the learning objectives. They include binding timetables with the number and duration of lessons.

2. They are set by the National School Commission for all schools after consultation with the teaching staff.

1. Religious education is the responsibility of the religious communities, which bear the corresponding costs.

1. The State School Commission designates the mandatory teaching materials for public schools after consulting with the teaching staff.

2. It issues a list of optional and recommended teaching materials and textbooks.

1. At the end of the first semester and at the end of the school year, students are issued report cards. The State School Commission regulates the details.

1. The State School Commission regulates class transitions as well as school level transitions.

**1. Special Education**

Special education comprises appropriate practical or theoretical education for children with special educational needs, necessary therapeutic support, and required transportation. The competent authority may further define the scope.

**2. Responsibility of the Canton**

The canton is responsible for special education. To the extent that it does not provide services itself, the department concludes the necessary service agreements.

**3. Designation of the Implementing Authority**

The department, in the case of special schools the competent authority, is authorized to designate the appropriate implementing authority.

**4. Contribution Requirements**

The department may require special education students entitled to a pension, supplementary benefits, or substitute benefits to contribute towards accommodation and sustenance costs.

**5. Exemption from School Attendance**

The department can exempt disabled children from compulsory schooling or adapt general compulsory education for them in justified cases.

1. The earliest admission to a special school generally occurs upon reaching kindergarten age, and the latest departure occurs upon the completion of compulsory schooling.

2. If no vocational integration can occur after the completion of compulsory schooling and continuing special education proves to be beneficial, departure may be delayed, but no later than the completion of the 20th year of age.

3. External placements are made with a commitment to cover the costs.

4. In the case of residential placements, the need for placement is determined with the commitment to cover the costs. If the legal guardians do not arrange an appropriate placement, a report is made to the Child and Adult Protection Authority.

1. Cost undertakings must be obtained from the Department before the commencement of the measure, and for special schools, they must be obtained from the Cantonal Commission. In the case of delayed applications, benefits may be reduced or denied.

2. The parents may be called upon to contribute to the financing if they are relieved of the burden by external care or accommodation of their child.

3. Contributions may be awarded to the parents if they provide services that relieve the canton. In exceptional cases, the Department may issue cost undertakings for home stays of special school children that serve to temporarily relieve such parents, with parental contributions of up to CHF 80 per calendar day being levied.

4. If it becomes apparent, after the completion of compulsory education, that professional integration is not possible and further special education is not deemed useful, the Department may provide cost undertakings for an institution outside the special school sector until the child’s 18th birthday at the latest. Parental contributions of up to CHF 40 per calendar day will be levied.

5. In the case of hospital schooling, the Department may issue cost undertakings, generally not exceeding CHF 100 per calendar day.

1. The school communities bear the operating costs of their schools as well as the tuition fees imposed on them under this law.

1. School communities bear the costs for the construction, furnishing, and maintenance of the buildings and facilities necessary for school operations.

2. The school board determines to what extent the school facilities are made available for recreational activities, adult education, and community events within the respective municipal area.

1. The school communities shall take out liability insurance for themselves and their teaching staff.

2. They may join the respective insurance contracts of the canton.

1. School municipalities are responsible for the transportation and midday meals of students with long or unreasonable school or kindergarten commutes. Further details are determined by the Grand Council.

1. School districts may provide in their school district regulations that holders of parental authority are required to make a reasonable contribution towards the costs for

a) material expenses;

b) midday meals;

c) transport of students to and from school;

d) meals in cooking classes;

e) school trips;

f) school relocations;

g) sports weeks;

h) cultural events.

2. Other contributions may only be collected with the approval of the State School Commission.

1. The canton provides contributions to the school communities for the costs of running the schools according to the Financial Equalization Act.

2. The canton grants a basic contribution to the costs of the preschool class, the introductory class, the small classes, the vocational and secondary schools, as well as the integrated upper school.

3. For schools with an integrative educational form, it provides a contribution to be determined by the Great Council.

1. Contributions from the canton are granted to school municipalities for the acquisition of land, the new construction or value-enhancing conversion of school buildings and gymnasiums, as well as for the creation, expansion, and substantial improvement of sports and playgrounds.

2. Corresponding expenditures are generally only eligible for subsidies if a need for school purposes is demonstrated.

1. The cantonal contribution amounts to a maximum of 50% of the actual costs.

2. The Grand Council determines the percentage taking into account the tax capacity per inhabitant of the individual school communities as well as their district and school tax burden.

3. The competence for grant approvals and the payment conditions are regulated in the ordinance.

1. If subsidized properties are repurposed entirely or partially within ten years of their completion, the Cantonal Commission may order the full or partial reimbursement of the granted cantonal contribution.

1. The canton may provide contributions for attending other state-recognized schools at the elementary school level and for the operation of out-of-canton schools in accordance with the regulation and any applicable state treaties or concordats.

1. The canton may provide contributions at the primary school level for the construction, expansion, and substantial remodeling of educational facilities outside the canton, provided that their sponsors have entered into corresponding agreements with the canton.

2. The agreements must ensure that these schools are accessible to the students of the canton.

1. The canton assumes the costs of special schools.

2. It may require contributions from the holders of parental authority, which are based on their economic capacity and may cover no more than half of the burdens borne by the canton.

1. The Cantonal Executive Board may grant extraordinary contributions to a school municipality in special cases.

1. The following matters are subject to voting at a school community assembly or at the polls

a) the approval of the annual financial statement;

b) the election of a school board consisting of five to nine members and two to three auditors or a licensed audit firm;

c) the decision-making on new constructions, renovations, and substantial acquisitions. These matters must be submitted to the school community whenever the total costs exceed 10% of the tax revenues of the previous fiscal year;

d) the determination of tax rates;

e) the enactment of a school community regulation, insofar as it appears necessary;

f) the decision-making on significant school issues in accordance with the school community regulation.

1. The school board ensures the proper application of this law and the regulations in the schools under its jurisdiction and enforces the resolutions of the school district assembly.

2. It ensures the necessary structural, organizational-administrative, personnel, and financial conditions for school operations.

3. Under the guidance of the department, it collaborates with other educational authorities of the canton and the teaching staff to contribute to the development of a good school.

4. Within the framework of a school district regulation, it may delegate tasks to special commissions, assign leadership functions to teachers, and regulate special forms of participation by those holding parental authority as well as by the students. The National School Commission regulates the content and scope of possible task delegation to teachers.

5. Before decisions about school operations are made, the teaching staff must be consulted.

1. The Appenzell School Council regularly informs the school councils of the school communities in the inner part of the country about the status of the preschool classes, introductory classes, special classes, as well as the secondary school and the Realschule.

2. Before the Appenzell School Council makes decisions on essential issues regarding preschool classes, introductory classes, special classes, as well as secondary and Realschule, particularly concerning financial participation, it must consult with the school councils of the school communities in the inner part of the country.

3. The school council of a school community in the inner part of the country has the right to appeal to the National School Commission against related decisions of the Appenzell School Council within 30 days, which decides definitively.

1. The School Council Conference serves for coordination in the public school system. It fulfills the tasks assigned by cantonal law and can be consulted by the department as an advisory body.

2. It consists of two members delegated by each school council and is chaired by the head of the Department of Education. Each member and the chairperson have one vote, with the chairperson having the deciding vote in the event of a tie.

3. The head of the Department of Education recuses themselves when determining teachers' salaries.

1. The department enforces this law, unless another authority is declared competent by the law.

2. It advises and supports the school councils and the teaching staff.

3. It is particularly responsible for

a) advising and supporting the teaching staff in their professional practice;

b) the pedagogical supervision of the teaching staff;

c) school development, particularly through the preparation of curricula and overseeing their implementation;

d) further education of the teaching staff.

4. It ensures, insofar as neither the teaching staff nor the school councils are responsible, the counseling and care of the students and the holders of parental responsibility.

5. Subject to approval by the cantonal commission, it concludes administrative agreements with other cantons in matters of public schooling.

6. It represents the canton in all external matters related to the public school system.

1. The State School Commission consists of seven members.

2. The head of the Department is ex officio the President of the State School Commission. The other six members are elected by the Grand Council.

3. It exercises all tasks assigned to it by law and regulation.

4. Furthermore, it is responsible for

a) the allocation of contributions not reserved to the Grand Council or the State Commission;

b) providing opinions on grant applications that fall under the jurisdiction of a higher authority;

c) the election of the Maturity Commission;

d) the regulation of school experiments.

5. Before decisions on essential school matters are made, the school councils and the teaching staff must be consulted.

1. The Executive Commission elects from among its members the head of the department.

2. It fulfills the tasks assigned to it by law and regulation.

3. It is also responsible for the approval of

a) school community regulations upon the proposal of the National School Commission, and

b) administrative agreements of the department in the field of primary education with other cantons.

4. It submits concordats and other inter-cantonal legislative agreements to the Grand Council for conclusion.

1. The Grand Council shall issue the regulations necessary for the implementation of this law, insofar as this law does not delegate the legislative competence to another authority.

1. Members of the Regional School Commission and the Canton Commission are not eligible to be elected as School Councillors.

2. The following individuals cannot simultaneously serve on the School Councils

a) two persons who are married to each other, are in a registered partnership, or are in a de facto domestic partnership. The dissolution of the marriage or registered partnership does not nullify the reason for exclusion;

b) relatives in a direct line or up to the second degree in the collateral line;

c) relatives by marriage in a direct line.

3. Auditors of the school community cannot simultaneously belong to the School Council or a School Commission. Within an audit team, the regulation according to para. 2 also applies.

4. The incompatibility for School Councillors also applies in the case of districts that have incorporated a school community, for the District Council and a School Commission.

1. The school medical and dental services are regulated by health legislation.

1. The canton shall provide early special education.

2. This generally ends upon entry into kindergarten, and at the latest upon entry into primary school.

1. The department maintains a school psychological service.

2. It conducts the necessary assessments regarding school readiness, academic performance, and age-appropriate development of children and recommends measures if necessary.

1. The Department offers educational-therapeutic services for the treatment of children with learning, performance, or behavioral irregularities. For this purpose, it may also engage specialized services of other institutions.

2. The Canton provides a speech therapy service for the assessment, treatment, and counseling of children with speech disorders.

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4. For independent professional practice in the psychological-therapeutic field, the provisions of health legislation apply. For activity within schools, a license from the National School Commission is required.

1. The canton provides a school social work service for the consultation and support of those involved in the school. This service is intended to assist in finding solutions to social issues.

1. The canton shall pay for the services of the educational authorities and the measures ordered by the Department of Education or the State Commission.

1. A person who, as the holder of parental authority, repeatedly violates the obligations under Art. 29 of this Act, shall be punished by the school board with a fine of up to CHF 2,000 following an initial warning. In severe cases, the school board may impose fines of up to CHF 5,000.

1. Anyone who repeatedly and after an unsuccessful written warning from the school board, without being a student at a school of the respective school community,

a) intentionally or negligently disrupts school lessons

b) obstructs or harasses teachers in the exercise of their profession

c) hinders students from attending school

d) fails to comply with the orders of a school authority

shall be punished with a fine.

2. Criminal acts of this nature are to be reported to the public prosecutor's office by the school authorities.

3. If the act is committed by juveniles within the meaning of the Swiss Juvenile Criminal Procedure Code of March 20, 2009, the school board shall report the offenders to the juvenile criminal justice authorities.

1. Until the enactment of a Gymnasium Law, the Grand Council shall issue the necessary provisions for the management, organization, as well as the academic-material and personnel matters of the Gymnasium; it may delegate the regulation of individual issues to the Cantonal Commission.

2. Furthermore, the regulation of costs for attending the Appenzell Gymnasium as well as the Cantonal Schools of Trogen and Heerbrugg for residents of the District of Oberegg shall be determined by ordinance of the Grand Council. Additionally, the provisions of the legislation on educational grants shall apply.

3. Moreover, the Grand Council shall decide on the internal cantonal distribution of the costs incurred by the Canton from the execution of this article.

1. For the calculation of contributions, the data of the school district shall be used for districts that have incorporated a school municipality, insofar as these data exist for the calculation period in question.

1. The Grand Council shall determine the commencement of this law or individual parts thereof.

2. The Cantonal Council shall repeal Articles 78 and 79 paragraph 2 of this law after their execution.