Can my child opt out of school on a religious holiday that we observe?
Germany - Thüringen
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Do you have a child aged 3-6?

The intercultural calendar of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees shows the variety of holidays and memorial days of different religions and cultures that live together in Germany. Therefore, in addition to the most important holidays from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, the Sikhs and Yazidis, the Intercultural Calendar also includes legal and other observances of various cultural traditions www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlagen/DE/Downloads/Infothek/Sonstige/interkultureller-kalender-2018

In the federal states there is the possibility to get exemption from school for high holidays of various religions.

 

In Thüringen, the school exemption for religious holidays is granted. You should apply for leave of absence for religious holidays at the head of the school in good time (§ 7 School regulations Thüringen).

 

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