Compulsory schooling: Mother with son at Memmingen Airport caught!

Compulsory schooling: Mother with son at Memmingen Airport caught!

On Monday, May 12, 2025, a worrying situation in connection with a mother and 10-year-old son was found at Memmingen Airport. In the event of an entry control that took place in the course of a flight from Pristina in Kosovo, the woman was not able to present an official school exemption for the travel period. As the Schwäbische was reported about the legal provisions for school duty in Bavaria, Since there was no school holidays at this point.

The police control revealed that the mother calculated with this situation, but went on trips without the necessary documents. She had to be asked why her son, who was subject to legal compulsory, was absent without official approval for this trip. In Germany, legal compulsory schooling applies, which ranges from 6 to 18 years, which defines a clear framework for parents' responsibilities

consequences for the mother

The mother is now faced with the possibility of being faced with an advertisement according to the Bavarian Law on Education and Education. The responsible law provides for fines that can be up to 1000 euros. These punishments can be enacted for various breaches of duty, including non-secure participation in the lessons, as in Bavarian law is expressly specified.

In the days before, similar incidents were registered at Memmingen Airport in which parents were traveling without official school exemptions. The border police inspection found that there was an above -average number of alleged compulsory schooling. In several cases, children had apparently been incorrectly reported as sick to avoid compulsory schooling. A particularly remarkable case was that of a father who mistakenly stated that there were vacation in Baden-Württemberg, which was not the truth.

relevant regulations and legal backgrounds

The Bavarian law regulates that the parents are obliged to register their children at school and ensure their regular participation. In addition, fines can also be imposed if children do not appear at binding school events. In view of the frequency of such incidents, it is evident that an increased awareness of the importance of compulsory schooling is required.

The recent cases at Memmingen Airport raise important questions about the compliance of parents in dealing with school -age children. The demand for a proper school exemption is not only a bureaucratic requirement, but also a sign of responsibility that parents have to bear the education of their children.