In Nuremberg, the principal of the gymnasium introduced monetary fines for students for being late (2 photos)

Pupils at the Dürer-Gymnasium in Nuremberg must pay a fine of five euros if they are late for class or skip class without a valid reason. This was announced several months ago by the school's principal Rainer Geisdörfer.





The Dürer-Gymnasium in Nuremberg has introduced a fine of five euros for being late for class. The penalty applies to pupils in grades 9 to 11. The high school students are not worried about the reprimands, but the five euro fine really irritates them.

According to the school director Rainer Geisdorfer, the number of latecomers has decreased significantly since the program was introduced. Many were shocked at first. But this was more likely to affect those students who were constantly late.

If a student is late, they must report to the school secretariat. If there is no excuse for the delay, a notice of payment of a fine is issued. If fines accumulate, a warning is issued. Only then does the school forward the case to the debtors' department of the city of Nuremberg.



The school director noted that teachers will now continuously document in digital format who is missing classes or is late. This helps to identify problems at an early stage. It often turns out that those who skip school also have problems at home

How schools deal with lateness or truancy is not regulated uniformly in Germany. For example, at the Friedrich Bergius School in Berlin, parents are called in for a talk with the school management for being late for the third time. Meanwhile, the student does community service, such as sweeping the yard.