The administrative court in Marrakech has issued a ruling mandating compensation of 40,000 dirhams to a Moroccan student after it found that the regional academy for education and training had committed a serious administrative error against her, causing her to lose years of her academic journey.
The details of the case reveal that the student, who had returned from Egypt, was pursuing her studies in the English track and had received official permission to take her exams in English. However, the academy imposed the regional exam in French without any legal justification, leading to her repeated failures and hindering her academic progress.
The court deemed this behavior a clear violation of administrative guarantees and the rights of the student, describing the incident as “a service error.” It ordered compensation for the psychological and academic damages inflicted upon her, especially given that the academy failed to provide any justification for changing the language of the exam or to inform the student of the change in advance.
This ruling is seen as an important precedent in the area of administrative accountability and its link to students’ rights to pursue their education without arbitrary hindrances, emphasizing the necessity for educational institutions to respect legal and regulatory procedures.
