Agreement on the school attendance of children from Steinach at secondary level I - Validity

1. This Agreement Governs

a) the attendance of children from the primary school district of Steinach in the secondary school;

b) the transition of children from the primary school district of Steinach to the Romanshorn cantonal school.

2. The agreement does not govern special school attendance. If special schooling is necessary, the school board of Arbon will submit the files to the primary school council of Steinach for a decision.

1. The primary school district of Steinach and the public school district of Arbon collaborate in regard to their children's attendance at secondary school.

1. The children from the primary school district of Steinach attend the secondary level in the public school district of Arbon.

2. Exceptions are approved by the Steinach primary school board according to the regulations of the compulsory education law of the Canton of St. Gallen regarding attendance of schools outside the district.

1. The law of Thurgau is applicable to children from the primary school district of Steinach who attend the upper level in the public school district of Arbon.

2. The school administration of Arbon shall consult the primary school board of Steinach

a) before an early release from compulsory schooling;

b) before a disciplinary expulsion from school.

1. The Arbon School Administration determines the school location.

2. The Arbon Public School Community may, with the consent of the Steinach Primary School Council, use the premises of the Steinach Primary School Community without charge. The Arbon School Administration and the Steinach Primary School Council shall regulate the details.

3. If construction measures for the secondary level in Steinach become necessary, the governments shall enter into new negotiations.

1. The Primary School Board of Steinach appoints a member to the Secondary Level Commission of Arbon.

2. The member is granted equal rights and duties as the other members of the commission.

1. The elementary school district of Steinach pays the public school district of Arbon an annual tuition fee for each child that enters an upper-level class at the beginning of the school year.

2. The tuition fee covers the operating costs before deduction of the state contribution from the Canton of Thurgau.

3. The school board of Arbon determines the tuition fee based on the budget of the public school district of Arbon. It invoices the elementary school district of Steinach by the end of December.

1. Children from the primary school district of Steinach can take the entrance examination for the grammar school or the diploma middle school of the Cantonal School Romanshorn.

2. If they pass the entrance examination, they can transfer to the Cantonal School Romanshorn.

1. The Canton of St.Gallen pays the tuition fees in accordance with the relevant agreement of the governments of the cantons grouped in the Conference of Education Directors of Eastern Switzerland.

1. Disputes arising from this agreement shall be jointly decided by the Department of Education of the Canton of St. Gallen and the Department of Education and Culture of the Canton of Thurgau.

2. If they do not reach an agreement, the dispute shall be submitted to the Federal Court in accordance with Article 113, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Federal Constitution.

1. This agreement may be terminated with a notice period of five years at the end of a school year.

1. The Agreement on the Secondary School Attendance of Children from Steinach in Arbon dated November 22, 1982, is annulled.

1. The School Board of Arbon and the Primary School Council of Steinach regulate, with the teachers of the Realschule Steinach, the transition from St. Gallen service law to Thurgau service law.

2. For loyalty bonuses and educational leave, years of service in the Primary School Community of Steinach are considered as years of service in the Canton of Thurgau.

1. This Agreement shall be applied as of August 1, 1998.