What is Student council?
A '''student council''' is an organization made by students. == Tasks == === Head of student council === The heads of the student council are mostly two [[pupil]]s who are contact persons for the [[principal]], teachers, students and parents. They represent the interests of all pupils and are in contact with the principal (monthly conversations). Also, they tell teachers about the students’ requests and complaints and try to solve problems. The head of the student council is automatically a member of the student council and convenes their [[meeting]]<nowiki/>s. They are also the [[leader]] of these meetings. The head of the student council is responsible for the spreading of information and they have to put the decisions of the student council into practice. But they can also put their own ideas, which they have suggested in their [[election]] [[program]], into reality. === Student council === They student council has to show an interest in the opinions and the suggestions pupils have for the improvement of the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hpg-speyer.de/index.php/sv/aufgabensv|title=Student council|access-date=2018-09-05|archive-date=2016-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103054000/http://www.hpg-speyer.de/index.php/sv/aufgabensv|url-status=dead}}</ref> This means that the student [[Representative democracy|representatives]] work for the interests of the students and bring them to the school [[management]]. Specifically, the student representatives have a right to be heard by the school management if the pupils have any concerns. These concerns may include suggestions for improvement in classroom teaching, conflicts with the teaching staff or organizational issues, or any other concerns. The student representatives should take care that not every issue has to be reported directly to the school management. Many problems can also be solved by talking directly to the participants. Another important task of the student representation is to form working groups and to take over the plannin