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Home schooling: more penalties, fewer applications

Not all children returned to the classroom after the pandemic. (Bild: Tröster Andreas)

Since the coronavirus pandemic, home schooling has been requested significantly more often in Austria than before. However, this has also led to numerous conflicts and an increasing number of legal disputes. The example of Tyrol illustrates the problems. A parliamentary question will now be used to illustrate the situation in Austria as a whole.

Home schooling experienced a boom in the coronavirus era. After all pupils were ordered to homeschool for some time, many did not return to the classroom. In Tyrol alone, the number of applications for home schooling skyrocketed from under 200 to more than 500. However, applications are now falling again.