Correlation of the best interests of the child and the right to education in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine

Аннотация

Children's education is the foundation of their comprehensive development: intellectual, spiritual, physical and cultural. Education depends on the socialization and well-being of the child, the development of an educated society and the state as a whole. Despite the martial law introduced in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the 2022-2023 academic year on the territory of Ukraine started on time on September 1, 2022, taking into account the security situation in each settlement in a mixed form. Thus, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the safest areas of the country gave parents the right to choose the form of education of their child - face-to-face or distance learning. n our opinion, this is the right approach to organizing the educational process of minor children. After all, it is the parents who bear the personal responsibility for ensuring the child's right to education. However, the current legislation does not contain rules regarding the consideration of the best interests of the child by parents and state authorities when the child obtains a complete general secondary education. In our opinion, it is important to take into account the best interests of the child in the educational process in the conditions of martial law in Ukraine, since the safety of the child, his life and health depend on this, besides, the education of the child plays an important role in the formation of society and is the key to a successful developing country. Within the scope of the research carried out, the author concluded that ensuring the best interests of the child in the educational process during martial law is the  сontinuation of the child's education in conditions safe for life and health, in particular in a remote form (including when the child is outside the territory of Ukraine) , even if it will lead to a decrease in the quality of the knowledge acquired by the child. Therefore, ensuring the best interests of the child along with the constitutional right to education, even under martial law, is a priority for our state.