School bus lawsuit dismissed by the Court of Human Rights

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A family from the Tübingen area sought legal action to require a free school bus for their kids: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has since labeled the suit inadmissible. This news was shared by an ECHR spokesperson in Strasbourg on April 11th. The spokesperson provided no explanation for the decision.

In detail, the plaintiffs argued that paying for the school bus violated the right to education as laid out in the European Convention on Human Rights. As explained by Ingo-Jens Tegebauer, a lawyer for the plaintiff family, their complaint specifically zeroed in on this aspect.

The plaintiff family received support from the organization Parents for Parents' Rights. This group calls for the state to cover the costs of a bus or train ticket to school. "When there's a compulsory school attendance requirement, it should be guaranteed that kids can get to school without having to pay for transportation," stated spokeswoman Brigitte Reuther. The organization worries that kids might need to go to the nearest school instead of the most fitting one due to transportation fees.

Several families (with help from Parents for Parents' Rights) had made unsuccessful attempts to sue against transportation fees in Baden-Württemberg. The Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg ruled in July 2019 that parents still had to contribute to these costs and denied a petition for free school transportation. The Constitutional Court of Baden-Württemberg deemed a constitutional complaint inadmissible in the same month.

The ECHR, headquartered in Strasbourg, France, is affiliated with the Council of Europe. This independent human rights organization works to safeguard human rights for the 46 member countries.

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1. Despite the dismissal of their lawsuit by the European Court of Human Rights, the family from Tübingen continues to advocate for free school transportation in Baden-Württemberg with the support of Parents for Parents' Rights.
2. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights, a part of the Council of Europe, handles cases related to human rights violations across its 46 member states, including Germany.
3. The spokeswoman of Parents for Parents' Rights argued that children should not be burdened with transportation costs when there's a compulsory school attendance requirement, citing potential impacts on education and school choices.
4. The plaintiff family argued that the payment for the school bus violated their children's right to education as prescribed by the European Convention on Human Rights.
5. In a previous attempt, several families, backed by Parents for Parents' Rights, sued for free school transportation in Baden-Württemberg, but their case was rejected by the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg in July 2019.
6. The parental responsibility for covering school transportation costs remains part of the regional policy in Baden-Württemberg, with local courts regularly upholding this stance, even including the Court of Justice in the region.

Source: www.stern.de