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Schleswig-Holstein is sticking to the summer holiday regulations - Thuringia is calling for reform!
Schleswig-Holstein would like to stick to the current summer holiday regulations, while Thuringia is calling for more flexible times.
Schleswig-Holstein is sticking to the summer holiday regulations - Thuringia is calling for reform!
At a time when the discussion about school holidays in Germany is gaining momentum again, the question arises: What do the federal states think about the current regulation? Schleswig-Holstein, led by Education Minister Dorit Stenke, apparently sees no need for reform in the summer vacation periods. According to a report by the Borken newspaper The federal state supports the compromise of the state working group and the attitudes of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. The rolling system, which regulates the span of the summer holidays, allows Schleswig-Holstein to only start the summer break at the end of July in the current school year.
But not all federal states are of this opinion. There are efforts in the Thuringian state parliament to revise the summer holiday regulations. The Thuringian CDU parliamentary group calls for more flexible regulations that better meet the needs of families and schools. Group leader Andreas Bühl criticizes the existing regulation as outdated. The summer holidays in Thuringia 2025 will begin in June and end in August, while the distance to the other federal states should become smaller. Bühl is already planning to suggest that Education Minister Christian Tischner support this in the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.
The historical perspective on the education system
The different approaches to integrating summer holiday regulations not only reflect current needs, but also a long history. The cultural and social considerations that originally led to the establishment of the rotating system are no longer relevant in every region today. This makes the demands of the Thuringian CDU even more understandable. The goal is clear: a system that responds more flexibly to the different realities of families' lives.