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VSG
CH-SG
CH-SG
Art. 53bis Volksschulgesetz (VSG) - c) Besuch einer Schule für Hochbegabte
IV. Schülerinnen und Schüler - 2. Schulbesuch
Art. 53bis VSG · c) Besuch einer Schule für Hochbegabte
1. Der Rat gestattet den Besuch einer Schule für Hochbegabte, wenn
a) eine Hochbegabung sich in der öffentlichen Schule am Aufenthaltsort nicht entfalten kann;
b) die Schule den Erziehungs- und Bildungsauftrag erfüllt und am Standort öffentlich anerkannt ist.
2. Die Regierung bezeichnet durch Verordnung
1. die Voraussetzungen für den Besuch einer Schule für Hochbegabte;
2.* die anerkannten Schulen und den Beitrag des Schulträgers an das Schulgeld.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (15)
BRB.2022.Nr.15 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
School Board Refusal of Out-of-Canton Sports School Funding
This provision addresses the special case of attending a school for the gifted, which forms the core subject matter of the appeal concerning the rejection of cost approval for the current school and the approval for an alternative school.
ERB.2019.Nr.127 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Appeal Regarding Funding for Unilaterally Arranged Private Schooling for Highly Gifted Student
The appeal regarding the right to attend a school for the gifted was decided based on the conditions set out in this article, which the court found were not met.
B.2016.137 · sg (Art. 53bis Abs. 2 Ziffer 2 VSG)
Education Department Lacks Authority to Set Gifted Program Contribution Fees
Although the court finds the decision based on this article void due to lack of authority, the reasoning heavily relies on defining the scope of authority derived from this law for contributions to school fees for highly gifted pupils.
B.2016.121 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Student Residence Versus School District Attendance Dispute
Cited in the reasoning regarding special needs education, which was considered when assessing potential special reasons for exception.
B.2014.113 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Dismissal of Appeal for Public Funding of Private Schooling for Gifted Student
The court implicitly used the conditions set out in Art. 53bis VSG (St. Gall School Act) concerning the entitlement to attend a school for the highly gifted when dismissing the appeal regarding funding.
B.2014.113 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Appeal Dismissed for Unqualified Gifted Education Funding
The court's decision to dismiss the appeal relies on the finding that the cumulative criteria for assigning the appellant to a school for the gifted, as defined under this article, were not met.
B.2014.113 · sg (Art. 53bis Abs. 1 und 2 VSG)
Appeal Dismissed: Denial of Private Schooling Costs for Unrecognized Highly Gifted Student
Cited as the basis for the government's authority to define the conditions for attending a school for the highly gifted.
B.2014.113 · sg (Art. 53bis Abs. 1 und 2 VSG)
Parental Reimbursement Denial for Private Schooling Absent Exhaustion of Public Options
Cited in the reasoning regarding the government's authority to define the requirements for attending a gifted school.
B.2009.187 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Student Sports Talent School Cost Coverage Denial Appeal
This article defines the conditions for attending a school for the gifted, which the court found the applicant did not meet, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.
B.2009.187 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Parents Seek Cost Coverage for Specialized Sports School Attendance
The court ruled that the appellants did not meet the prerequisites for attending a school for highly gifted students as defined by this article.
B.2009.186 · sg (Art. 53bis Abs. 1 VSG)
Education Department vs. Municipality on Talent School Funding Jurisdiction
Cited as the provision establishing that the decision on permitting the attendance of a school for the gifted lies exclusively with the local school board (Schulrat).
B.2009.186 · sg (Art. 53bis Abs. 1 VSG)
Municipality v. Education Department Regarding Talent School Attendance Authority
Cited in the reasoning to establish that decisions regarding attendance at a gifted school are exclusively made by the local school council based on criteria set by the Government (relevant to the finding of lack of competence by the Department).
B.2009.186 · sg (Art. 53bis Abs. 2 VSG)
Municipality v. Education Department Regarding Talent School Attendance Authority
Cited in the reasoning regarding the scope of the delegation of competence to the Government concerning criteria and recognition of gifted schools.
B.2009.9 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Appeal Dismissed: No Obligation for Private School Funding Without High Gifted Status
Mentioned in the preamble, but the final orders do not explicitly cite it as the ground for the decision, only as part of the background law regarding gifted students.
B.2009.9 · sg (Art. 53bis VSG)
Refusal to Fund Private Schooling Upheld Despite Learning Deficits Due to Lack of Giftedness Determination
The court used this article to rule that the municipality was not obligated to cover school fees for the private school because the student was not found to be highly gifted, which is a prerequisite under this article for state funding of special schools.