Parents’ Wishes Decisive for Choosing Secondary School in Hesse: Ministry of Culture Confirms

In Hesse Parents’ wishes should continue to be decisive for choosing a secondary school. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Culture confirmed this on Friday if requested. By doing this, the state rejected a request from teachers. The German Teachers’ Association in Hesse had appealed for the return of the mandatory primary school proposal and, among other things, referred to Baden-Württemberg, where this measure is planned. Private broadcaster Hit Radio FFH first reported Hesse’s comment.

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According to the German Teachers’ Association in Hesse, the “irregularity in school selection and the rush to high school” often means that children are frustrated and ultimately fail. .

The green-black coalition in Baden-Württemberg wants to make the proposal of the primary school more binding again. In the future, there will be three parts: teacher’s recommendation, performance test and parents’ request. If two people agree, that should be the deciding factor. If the parents still want to send their child to secondary school, the child should take another test in the future.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture in Wiesbaden explained: “It is currently the case in Hesse that the choice of an educational course after primary school is up to the parents.” This is regulated in the school law. “The class conferences recommend each child for further education. This proposal is not binding,” she explained. If the parents retain their different choice after further consultation, the transferring school will inform the class conference of the school they want about this with a file note about the advice and the written reasons.