Petition richtet sich an: Government and German Bundestag Petitions Committee

The German Bundestag may decide that compulsory schooling is converted into compulsory education throughout Germany.
Because we have had very positive experiences with homeschooling, we would like to speak out in favor of maintaining home learning if desired, even after the corona crisis.
The compulsory education should serve as a basis for comprehensive digitization and the establishment of new educational concepts. In this way, students should be made fit for the future. It is particularly important to us that children can choose the type of schooling in the future. The current German school image is characterized by large classes and a shortage of teachers. That is why we see advantages for all sides in the legalization of homeschooling, following the example of many democratic countries. The corona crisis has shown that the state is not able to guarantee the education of our children and young people.
It is about enabling families to learn more independently in the future and about self-determination of adolescents and their parents about the educational path to be chosen. Introducing compulsory education instead of compulsory attendance at school can be the first step in the right direction.
A particularly important aspect is the child's participation in the decision-making process. A child who wants to go to school should be able to do so too. A child who feels uncomfortable should not be forced to go to school. Families whose children are unwilling or unable to attend school may not be criminalized.
Originally, compulsory schooling was only intended to prevent parents unwilling to go to school from sending their children to class. The principle of subsidiarity, which is always upheld in this country, says: The state only has to intervene when the private sector fails. He must therefore intervene in a protective manner if there is a fear that the children would be deprived of education or they would be dangerously indoctrinated. However, the German authorities are of the opinion that education and social skills would be lost without school. Existing studies, most of which were carried out in the USA or Canada, show the opposite, however, and even speak out in favor of homeschooling and its positive effects.
The widely used argument that schools are essential for developing social skills and that schools are the only place to have community experiences is wrong, given the infinite number of opportunities to socialize outside of school and at work.
In view of the large number of victims of bullying in schools, the argument that school attendance is important for training social skills and is therefore ensured by school attendance is very questionable anyway.
Our children acquire social skills in association with family, friends, neighbors, study groups and even in video chats. There is no requirement to attend school. Attendance at school is just one of many ways. The corona crisis has shown that this path cannot always be granted.
Social togetherness does not come to a standstill without attending school.
Going to school can be the way to go. From an educational point of view, however, every person and their learning behavior are individual and so it should be obvious that this path is not the right one for every child. So school is not good or bad per se, but neither is it a great experience for every child or young person to grow with.