ChequeEscolar.org (Spanish platform of parents, educators, jurists, economists, and civil society) claims for the Spanish local bodies to really grant the rights of the families to choose a school in tune with their convictions, in conformity with the judgement of the High Courts, which acknowledged such right. Today, the occasion to confirm the request is the” “judgement no. 247 adopted by the Tribunal for the administrative cases of Barcelona, which ordered the government of Catalonia to let a four-year-old child attend the school chosen by her parents. The Court stated that another centre could not be imposed to her "for material reasons". Platform ChequeEscolar.org asked local bodies to let such right become effective for all Spanish families. According to José Castro, coordinator of the platform, "the fairer way to secure the parents’ right to choose the school meeting their convictions is the introduction of the school cheque", that is, a system for financing education through which the State gives families a certain amount of money for every child in school age. In this way, the State finances the education of its citizens, letting parents choose the education for their children which they consider the most adequate. ” ” ” “
