Many students at VGS did not have access to aids during this year’s Nynorsk exams. The Student Organization and lawyers believe that this is the reason for the cancellation.

During the side exams in Nynorsk this year, there were some students who did not get access to a digital dictionary, which is an aid allowed during written exams.

They are also denied access to specialist books, which upsets many.

Now Elin Mathisen, a lawyer and administrative law expert, has filed a complaint with Udir.

She was complaining on behalf of her own daughter, and believed that this was something that affected many students.

– This can have very big consequences for those concerned, he told VG.

In his complaint, he argued that the Nynorsk exam was carried out in violation of Norwegian law. Namely that it conflicts with the demand for equal treatment.

– Equal treatment is a basic requirement in Norwegian society, and it is in the constitution, he said.

This was the main motivation for him to submit this complaint.

Mathisen believes that this can lead to large differences between students at VGS, who have access to, and those who do not have access to assistive devices.

– You can compare it to a math exam. Imagine if half had access to a calculator and the other half did not, there would be different results as a result of the difference, he said.

Now he’s asking Udir to order and ensure that there will be an equal chance of cancellation, as they had after the Norwegian exam.

– This is a matter of principle that affects many students.

– It is Udir’s responsibility to follow up that the Education Law is followed, he said.

Want an exclusion scheme

Student organizations also criticize Udir, and agree with Elin Mathisen. They believe that they help treat students differently.

– We also realize that Udir is not responsible for the teaching aids that work, but we think they should consider it for themselves when they are not working, said the head of the incoming Student Organization, Petter Andreas Lona.

Student organizations believe that Udir should arrange for you to apply to have your exams in Nynorsk Norway canceled.

– They should organize it in the same way as the exams in the main objective. A bit of an exclusion scheme, which makes it manageable, says Lona.

During exams at the main destination, Udir allows students to apply for cancellation.

If that doesn’t happen, he is worried that the students’ work time could be up to one year and too long.

Can apply for cancellation

Udir could not respond to VG’s request from a lawyer who, among other things, stated that this was about discrimination.

They should wait to comment on this to VG until after the lawyers receive a response.

According to them, the error that caused so many people to be unable to access aids during the Nynorsk exam was an error that was outside their system.

It is the county council that must ensure that everyone taking the exam has access to approved assistive devices.

– When an error occurs during an exam at a school or through a scheme that is the responsibility of the city or county council, it is possible to apply for cancellation in the normal way, said divisional director Marthe Akselsen.

They said that it was possible to cancel the exam, and said that challenges can always arise when so many students are taking the exam.

– If there is a formal error in the conduct of an individual exam, we may take the decision to cancel the student exam and at the same time grant a dispensation from the exam requirements.