Court rejects urgent application: No entitlement to meat in school meals!

Court rejects urgent application: No entitlement to meat in school meals!

In the Konstanz area, parents of a student brought an urgent application against the predominantly vegetarian school lunch at an all -day school. Her goal was that your daughter was offered a meat -containing or fish -containing meal every school day. The SWR reports that the Freiburg administrative court has rejected this application. The decision is based on the grounds that the parents can be expected to ensure meat -containing food and that there is no obligation to participate in the school meal.

Aktuell the school is only cooking vegetarian or vegan on three out of four days, only in one day a dish is offered with meat or fish. In the urgent application, the parents pointed to a possible malnutrition of their daughter, but this was not considered sufficient by the court to be in need of urgent need. The decision is not yet final and the applicants have a complaint with the Baden-Württemberg Administrative Court.

background of the debate

The discussion about the meals in schools is not new. Two years ago, the introduction of purely vegetarian schools in Freiburg caused high waves. Many schools in Germany, including those in the Constance area, have increasingly agreed with the trend towards a healthier and more sustainable nutrition. According to a report by Stern , the courts in Baden-Württemberg decided that parents are not entitled to daily meat or fish in school.

In addition, school catering plays a central role in health prevention. According to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture , 69 percent of the pupils between the ages of 6 and 17 have access to warm school meal. The aim is to support the physical and intellectual development of children and adolescents and to avoid overweight as well as associated diseases.

quality standards for school catering

In order to ensure a balanced and sustainable diet in schools, quality standards were developed that are based on scientific recommendations. The standard was created under the leadership of the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) and numerous experts from science and practice. These standards are intended to help schools to implement a health -promoting catering offer that not only delivers nutrients, but also promote social well -being.

In summary, it can be said that the debate about vegetarian school dinner continues to exist in schools in Germany. Parents are responsible for supplementing their children's food intake beyond the school offer, while schools endeavor to offer nutritionally sensible and sustainable meals. The current decisions of the courts underline the challenges associated with school catering and the need for both legislative and social discussions in this area.