Germany: Mother pulls daughter from mosque school trip, school warns of fine

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The recent attacks in Germany are creating widespread uncertainty, and Jennifer H., a resident of Cologne, is deeply concerned.

As a result, she decided to pull her 9-year-old daughter, Hannah, from a planned school trip, which has caused some controversy. The school even warned her of potential fines.

A primary school in Longerich had organized a trip for fourth-graders to the central mosque in Ehrenfeld on February 6, 2025. At that time, the Munich attack had not yet occurred.

“Given the incidents in Magdeburg and Aschaffenburg, I informed the school management about my serious concerns regarding my child participating in the excursion,” the 36-year-old mother shared in an interview with EXPRESS.de.

“The school immediately responded by saying my daughter would be excluded from any future school outings, including the graduation trip!” Jennifer H. explained, referring to the school's reaction. EXPRESS.de has the relevant letter.

Cologne school threatens penalty for absence The letter from the school states, “Your child's absence from the school event is a violation of compulsory school attendance, which I could punish with a fine or penalty, in line with Section 41, Paragraph 1 of the School Act for North Rhine-Westphalia. However, I am choosing to waive this as an exception.”

Hannah did not participate in the mosque visit. “Instead, she spent the day at school and was placed in a different class,” Jennifer H. explained.

The letter also claimed it was mutually agreed that Hannah would not join any future excursions, including the school trip. However, Jennifer refuted this claim, stating she never consented to such an arrangement.

“I only mentioned that I couldn’t predict how things in Germany would unfold or how I’d feel in five months,” the mother clarified. She has now sought legal representation.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)