Holiday trips and compulsory schooling: Warning of strict controls in Memmingen

Holiday trips and compulsory schooling: Warning of strict controls in Memmingen

The importance of compulsory schooling and a sense of responsibility of the parents

In Germany, compulsory schooling is a fundamental part of the education system, which continues to regularly take part in class. Nevertheless, young people and their parents are increasingly creative when it comes to justifying school absences before and after the holidays. The cases of unauthorized absence are better documented, but the number of violations remains high, especially in the past few days before and after the school holidays.

controls show precarious circumstances

The border police have impressively demonstrated for controls at airports, especially in Memmingen, that it is actively doing such violations. In February 2024, several travelers who spoke as displaced students were caught, as they traveled abroad shortly before the holidays. The police informed the school authorities and there were advertisements by the parents.

The consequences of school tails: fines and more

A particularly brazen incident concerned a mother who wanted to go on a trip two days before the school holidays started with her seven -year -old daughter. Their alleged reason was the death of a relative, but the police exposed the lie after a call to the school. The mother has to expect a fine of up to 1,000 euros, which underlines the financial risks of such decisions.

Missing exceptions on vacation trips

It is important to emphasize that travel is generally not a legally recognized reason for a leave of absence from lessons. Headmasters provide the decision -makers and only issue leave of absence for demonstrably important reasons, such as mourning cases. The mere booking of a vacation trip is not included and rather leads to the fine procedures that have already been initiated.

parents in responsibility

The statistics show that the authority does not remain idle. In the most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia, around 2000 procedures against parents were initiated last year who made their children travel during school. In Bremen, a smaller state, the number of fine notices in the school year 2023/24 rose to over 150. These figures may not be comprehensive because not all procedures are documented.

model function of the parents

The school order not only signals the importance of education, but also the role model function of the parents. School authorities and representatives of the Ministry of Culture regularly emphasize that it is of great importance to promote parents' responsibility for their children. A targeted tails of the lessons not only have an impact on the individual students, but also sends a wrong signal to the community about the appreciation of school education.