An injustice is corrected: The court rules in favor of a student who failed her baccalaureate exam due to an administrative error, awarding her 40,000 dirhams in compensation

The Administrative Court of Marrakech issued a ruling in favor of a Moroccan student who returned from the Arab Republic of Egypt to continue her studies in Morocco, awarding her compensation of 40,000 dirhams after it was proven that she was subjected to a serious administrative error by the Regional Academy of Education and Training in the Marrakech region.

The student’s story began when she was surprised during the baccalaureate exams to be registered for a subject different from her original choice, despite submitting official documents confirming that her first language is English. However, the academy, contrary to ministerial provisions that require adapting the status of students returning from abroad, forced her to take the exam in French, which led to her failing and losing three years of her academic path.

The court’s ruling indicated that this error was repeated in two consecutive exam sessions, causing the student significant psychological and educational harm. The court considered this conduct to be a serious administrative fault and a violation of the principles of equality and equal opportunity, confirming that the harm inflicted on the student warrants compensation.

Based on the fulfillment of the three pillars of administrative liability—fault, damage, and causal link—the court ruled to compensate the student with 40,000 dirhams. This ruling was upheld by the Administrative Court of Appeal, making it final and binding on the academy.

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