Abstract
In this article, I will try to clarify the meaning and the aim of the obligations of secondary school students in France. In the first part of this article, the contents and legal effects of obligations are explored. 1. The obligations of secondary school students are defined in The New Education Act of 1989. The contents of obligations are divided in three categories. First one is obligation of class attendance that is main obligation of students. The second one is obligation to obey the rules of study, homework, examinations and the third one is to respect the rules of school life. 2. In France, the violation of obligations leads sometimes to the expulsion from school. According to the decisions of Conseil d'Etat, the expulsions from school are justified in the case which the students violated the rules of school life or obligation of class attendance. In the second part of this article, the aims of obligations are examined by analyzing the intentions of legislators and the Ministry of Education. 1. In the process of discussion on the article, obligation of students itself has never been the object of objection. One of the reasons is the tradition of "service public" in which the students as user of it obey a certain obligation. 2. The Ministry of Education expresses clearly the aim of obligation. Obligations are obliged to form French citizenship that is related closely to the ideal of French Republic. In France, the right of students to education is respected sufficiently, but also obligations are obliged because they are inherent in the right and guarantee the right in French society.
