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Romanian parents gone on holiday, fined in Germany for not leaving their child at school in Romania

More precisely, the Romanian couple accompanied by the minor child was traveling from Romania to Germania.

Upon landing at Allgäu Airport in the German city of Memmingen, Germany, when the couple was questioned about the purpose of the trip and why they and their child were with them, German police found out that the parents were violating the child’s right to compulsory schooling. that at that time in Romania the children did not have a vacation.

In this context, the police went further with the application of the law and announced the responsible school authority in Bucharest, which, in turn, notified the mayor’s office, which will set the amount of the fine for the two parents. stiridiaspora.ro

The law also exists in Romania, but no one applies it

So right Education Law and art. 380 of the Criminal Code: preventing access to compulsory general education is specified:

(1) The parent or the person to whom a minor has been entrusted, according to the law, and who unjustifiably withdraws or prevents him by any means from attending the compulsory general education courses shall be punished by imprisonment from 3 months to one year or by fine.

Specifically, parents will be fined for each unjustified absence of children with amounts between 500 and 5,000 lei, and those who can not afford to pay will have to work for the benefit of the community. Students with many unexcused absences may also lose their scholarships.

Fines or community service are applied by the mayor’s office upon notification by the school principal. The money thus obtained can be used exclusively for the benefit of pre-university education.

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