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The Moroccan Observatory for Inclusive Education (OMEI) has called for amendments to Bill 59.21 on school education, urging the establishment of a normative framework that effectively upholds the rights of learners with disabilities. The appeal comes as Parliament begins reviewing the bill, with debates expected to open the door for such adjustments, according to a statement from the NGO.
In this context, OMEI welcomed the inclusion of provisions related to the rights of people with disabilities in the draft law currently under review. However, it advocated for a reformulation of Article 10, which sets out a gradual implementation of these measures.
In its statement received by Yabiladi, the organization recalled that «the Constitution, in its preamble and Article 34, as well as Framework Law No. 51.17 on the education, training, and scientific research system, and Framework Law No. 97.13 on the promotion of the rights of people with disabilities, explicitly recognize the right to education for persons with disabilities».
The observatory stressed that it is «unacceptable to adopt a progressive approach to promoting this fundamental right», warning that «any delay in the realization of the right to education could lead to discriminatory situations».
Additionally, OMEI called for sanctions against any refusal to enroll a learner with a disability, applying both to institutions listed under free private education with the Regional Education and Training Academies and to the public sector.
The organization also urged the swift adoption of the draft decree implementing Article 13 of Framework Law 51.17, which provides for a quota of places for students with disabilities or in special circumstances within private educational institutions.
In the same vein, the observatory voiced support for improving the model of pioneering schools to foster more comprehensive and inclusive education across Morocco.
