11/05/2013
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School can not pass on all costs , says director of Procon - SP .
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Amábile Pacios , president of the National Federation of Private Schools ( Fenep ) , gives an example of improving teaching . " Let's assume that in 2014 the school will build a pool and spend to give swimming lessons , so that cost can be passed on with the work , hiring teachers , the materials ," he explained .
However , there are other expenses and investments of the owners of the school that can not be distributed among the parents of students enrolled . Selma says that an expansion of the college , with works to create and offer new jobs , for example , is one of the costs prohibited by law from being embedded in tuition of current students .
According to the director of Procon , the school can not split this cost "as it does not divide profits with parents ."
RULES FOR ADJUSTMENT IN ANNUITY
When the adjustment can be done ?
Only once a year , prior to reenrollment . For semester courses , as some higher education , it can be done every semester.
How is the adjustment calculation ?
Over the total annuity last year ( the sum of tuition and fees ) , considering the variation of school costs from one year to another.
What charges can be transferred ?
Spending on school maintenance ( taxes , payroll , general administrative expenses ) and investment spending ' didátivo - teaching ' , such as the construction of a laboratory or library .
Expenditures that can not be passed on ?
Any investment that is not school related diretamento pedagogical policy , for example, the construction of a new building to provide more spaces for new students .
What adjustments do against abusive?
The first suggestion is to request a spreadsheet with details of expenditures , and negotiate with the school . Parents can also join other parents in the same situation and report to the school Procon , you can be fined if registered any offense .
Source : Federal Law No. 9.870/1999 , Procon - SP
supervision
Despite allow certain transfers in the amount of the annuity , federal law requires that schools maintain a spreadsheet with details on the rationale for each of the spending that led to the adjustment . The Procon guides parents to consider abusive resetting announced for 2014 to request the worksheet to confirm the justifications .
According to the law , the educational institution must disclose the document in " easily accessible to the public " , and it must contain the value of the adjustment on the current value of the annuity and " the number of vacancies per class - room " one of the factors used by the school to calculate the apportionment of the expenses by the number of students enrolled . The deadline to do so by law , is " at least 45 days before the deadline for enrollment as calendar and schedule of the educational institution ."
According Amábile of Fenep , the monthly 2014 schools generally have been closed in October , and is valid until December of next year , since the adjustment can only be done once a year . " The spreadsheet has to be very careful not to undermine the financial health of the institution , because she has no chance of passing and costs are prorated amount of students . Whether [ the school ] students lose next year , she has to pay the difference , because you can not modify the apportionment . " In São Paulo , for example, where the spreadsheet was closed before the adoption of the property tax adjustment Territorial Urbano ( property tax ) , Amábile estimates that the transfer of this value in the adjustment of fees should only occur in the coming year .
A good indication of the amount paid is to consider the service that parents received the school. " If he got the service he hired this is a good index . Now , if hired German class and had German class is a sign that did not receive ," says Amábile .
The president of Fenep still remembers the adjustment of tuition can not be compared to inflation . " The rate of inflation does not weigh on our cost spreadsheet . Increased gasoline , chayote , potatoes ... What we take into consideration are the increases in operating costs and increased teacher's salary . "
complaint
If , even after checking the justifications of the institution , the consumer still consider the adjustment abusive, Procon - SP directs that the first step should be to talk with the school to try to find another exit . If more parents in the same situation , they can come together to try to solve the problem .
" If you do not find adequate and satisfactory attendance by school , [ the guidance is ] looking body of consumer protection ," said Selma . The Procon , she said, can not act as auditor of worksheets school fees , but serves to mediate the conflict and request explanations from the institution. The school can be fined if the Foundation of Consumer Protection finds unjustifiable charges in tuition that constitute " infringement of the rules of consumption."
The director of the foundation points out that the relationship service in the education sector should be regulated on trust and transparency. " You 're dealing with education . Whether the thing is becoming a police case , broke the bond of trust ," said Selma .
Source : G1
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