Agreement on the school attendance of children from Oberholz in Wald

1. Children residing in the area of the former school district of Oberholz, who are part of the St. Gallen school district of Goldingen, attend kindergarten and primary school in the primary school district of Wald and secondary school in the secondary school district of Wald. Class allocation is carried out by the school boards of Wald.

1. Commencement, Duration, and Termination of Mandatory School Attendance for Students from Oberholz are governed by the law of the Canton of St. Gallen. In all other respects, they are subject to the educational legislation of the Canton of Zurich, particularly with regard to the management of absences, holiday regulations, promotion, and transfer to special classes.

2. Prior to the transfer of students from Oberholz to a special class, the school board of Goldingen must be consulted.

1. The school district of Goldingen is responsible for student transportation. The necessary student supervision during waiting times falls under the responsibility of the school districts in Wald.

1. The competent educational authorities of the Canton of St. Gallen are authorized to visit the schools in Wald, where students from Oberholz are assigned, at any time.

1. The School Council of Goldingen designates a representative from the residents of Oberholz who is entitled to

a) visit the schools in Wald, where students from Oberholz are assigned, to the same extent as the school supervisors of Wald;

b) participate in the meetings of the school boards with an advisory voice.

1. The school district of Goldingen shall pay the responsible school districts of Wald the following annual tuition fees per student for the students from Oberholz

a) Kindergarten: CHF 2000

b) Primary school: CHF 2500

c) Secondary level (Secondary, Real, and Oberschule): CHF 3000

d) Special classes: CHF 3000

2. The tuition fees shall be adjusted every two years in accordance with the national consumer price index, starting at the beginning of the 1982/83 school year.

3. For students who must be placed in a special needs school home, the competent St. Gallen entities shall bear the full costs.

4. The costs arising from student care pursuant to Article 3 of this agreement may be charged to the school district of Goldingen.

1. In the event of significantly altered circumstances, the school fee rates may be modified upon agreement of the educational departments of both cantons after consultation with the involved school municipalities.

1. Disputes arising from this agreement between the involved municipalities shall be jointly decided by the educational departments of both cantons.

2. Disputes between the contracting cantons regarding the interpretation and application of this agreement shall be submitted to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in accordance with Article 113, Number 2 of the Federal Constitution.

1. This agreement may be terminated by either party with a notice period of three years at the end of the school year, first effective at the end of the 1990/91 school year.

1. This agreement shall enter into force upon its signing.

2. It shall be applied from the beginning of the 1980/81 school year.