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District Administration Doesn't Understand German - District Denies Parents the Exercise of Their Rights in SchoolsI asked a specific question at the Burgenlandkreis district council about a fundamental parental right – and instead of an answer, I received a diversionary tactic. Especially spicy: The same authority that ignores this right regularly refers to it when it suits them.  On March 10, 2025, I asked a question during the citizen's question time at the Burgenlandkreis district council. A total of 30 minutes are available – for everyone. It seems that time in the district council passes twice as fast as the clock shows. Citizens who want to ask a question are allowed to ask exactly one. If someone has two questions, they must come back. I asked: “When will the schools under the district's administration create the conditions that all parents can fulfill their legal duty to assist in the school at any time without restriction – and what will that specifically look like?” The Fundamental Right of Parents to Assist Their ChildWhat was this about? Nothing less than the fundamental right of parents to assist their child – at any time, without restriction, even during lessons. Because parents do not only have some vague responsibility but, according to Article 6, Section 2 of the Basic Law, the duty:“The care and upbringing of children are the natural right of parents and the primary duty incumbent upon them.” This implies: If parents believe that their child needs assistance in class, they not only may help – they must. And this includes the ability to be present in the school environment permanently. They do not need to ask teachers or the school administration for permission, because no office, no authority, no school administration, and no teacher is above the parents when it comes to their own child, according to Article 6 of the Basic Law. School administrations or teachers cannot decide when parents are allowed to care for their child and when they are not. School administrations and teachers are not superiors to the parents. This understanding is not a personal opinion but has been the official legal view of the Social Office of Burgenlandkreis and the Social Agency of the State of Saxony-Anhalt since at least 2010. The district administration (Social Office) and the state of Saxony-Anhalt (Social Agency) maintain the legal view that school attendance is part of the parental duty to assist, according to Section 1618a of the Civil Code (BGB). With this argument, parents and relatives of children with disabilities have regularly been denied reimbursement for school integration assistance if they wanted to take care of it themselves. The motto: "This is your duty as parents, so we won't pay for it." Meanwhile, the deployment of an agency that provides integration assistance is often arranged without consulting the parties involved – and it may even cost more than the personal budget. Dogs and Parents Must Stay OutsideIt is repeatedly evident that the social authorities are "very keen" to prevent parents from being present in the classroom – even though their own argument is that parents must be present in the classroom.I had the chance to gather numerous experiences in this regard. Many discussions with teachers and school administrators, up to expulsions and house bans – because I did what is my legal duty. I was simply present in the class. I never interfered in teaching or school matters. My mere presence was the problem. Eventually, I thought a sign at the entrance of the Agricolagymnasium would be fitting: "Dogs must stay outside and parents too." In this order! 
And I had committed a heinous act: I thought that, since I was in an educational institution, I could educate myself – and used my smartphone or tablet to read. House bans followed. I also got to experience how quickly schools and social authorities teamed up to discuss how to prevent Mr. Thurm from being present in class. The Department of Education, the Youth Welfare Office, the State School Office, and even the State Disability Commissioner once gathered – understandably, without informing or involving us. Data protection, of course, played no role. It was astonishing the number of preposterous arguments presented over the years. I found the argument in the Hohenmölsen elementary school particularly remarkable, that children at the age of eight should detach from their parents. However, the social authorities explained at that time that young adults who want to move out of their homes are not entitled to unemployment benefits (Hartz IV) to enable this detachment – unless they have sufficient income. Only at the age of 25 is this possible. My question in the video: The District Administration Doesn't Understand GermanBut back to the response from Mr. Robert Aßmann, Head of Department 4 in the District Office. He wrote a document dated April 10, 2025. He barely met the one-month deadline that must be adhered to. And the answer is not very long. Or did it really take that much brainpower for this one paragraph?He wrote: Attached you will find the answer to your question from the citizen’s question time. Question: When will the schools under the district’s administration create the legal conditions so that all parents can fulfill their legal duty to assist in the school and what will this specifically look like? Answer: Legal requirements are developed and passed by the federal government or the state. The Burgenlandkreis can only have a very limited influence on legislation in the form of statements on draft laws. Currently, we are not aware of any efforts for new regulations in this area. The attentive reader will surely notice that the question Mr. Aßmann cites is not the question I asked. Was it a lack of German skills or intentional? I assume Mr. Aßmann intentionally misinterpreted the question. Because the real question did not require an answer. The District Prevents Parents from Exercising Their RightsThe legal situation, that school attendance is part of the parental duty to assist, is clear. The social authorities had also repeatedly succeeded in court when it came to refusing or canceling integration assistance in the form of the personal budget, even in the middle of the school year. In two court rulings from late 2022, judges – once in the social court and once in the administrative court – ruled that school attendance is part of the parental duty to assist. So now it's only a matter of how this is implemented for all parents. There is no need for laws at the federal or state level. It just requires sufficient seating in class for parents.But the district administration wants nothing to do with the consistent implementation of this legal situation. Head of Department Robert Aßmann tries to relieve the district of its responsibility by deliberately misinterpreting the question. But this once again proves that laws in the district only seem to matter when it comes to harassing citizens – and also restricting people and children with disabilities in their right to self-determination. When the same laws – as in this case – demand the creation of conditions for parents to exercise their rights, it is as if one doesn’t understand German, and the response is filled with vague talk and attempts to deceive. Author: AI Translation - Michael Thurm | 20.04.2025 |
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