Ethics and Values in Physical Education

Article 27

1. 
   States Parties recognize the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.
   

2. 
   The parent(s) or others responsible for the child have the primary responsibility to secure, within their abilities and financial capacities, the conditions of living necessary for the child's development.
   

3. 
   States Parties, in accordance with national conditions and within their means, shall take appropriate measures to assist parents and others
   

responsible for the child to implement this right and shall in case of need provide material assistance and support programmes, particularly with regard to nutrition, clothing and housing.

4. 
   States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to secure the recovery of maintenance for the child from the parents or other persons having financial responsibility for the child, both within the State Party and from abroad. In particular, where the person having financial responsibility for the child lives in a State different from that of the child, States Parties shall promote the accession to international agreements or the conclusion of such agreements, as well as the making of other appropriate arrangements.
   

Article 28

1. 
   States Parties recognize the right of the child to education, and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they shall, in particular:
   

1. 
   Make primary education compulsory and available free to all;
   
2. 
   Encourage the development of different forms of secondary education, including general and vocational education, make them available and accessible to every child, and take appropriate measures such as the introduction of free education and offering financial assistance in case of need;
   
3. 
   Make higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity by every appropriate means;
   
4. 
   Make educational and vocational information and guidance available and accessible to all children;
   
5. 
   Take measures to encourage regular attendance at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates.
   

2. 
   States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that school discipline is administered in a manner consistent with the child's human dignity and in conformity with the present Convention.
   

3. 
   States Parties shall promote and encourage international cooperation in matters relating to education, in particular with a view to contributing to the elimination of ignorance and illiteracy throughout the world and facilitating access to scientific and technical knowledge and modern teaching methods. In this regard, particular account shall be taken of the needs of developing countries.