Catalogue question 248 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
In Germany, raising children is primarily the responsibility of …
- the state.
- the parents. Correct
- the grandparents.
- the schools.
Why — for every option
- A — The state monitors the welfare of the child (the state's guardianship role) but does not primarily undertake the upbringing itself.
- B — Correct: under Art. 6(2) of the Basic Law, the care and upbringing of children is the natural right of the parents and a duty primarily incumbent upon them.
- C — Grandparents can play a supporting role but do not carry the primary legal responsibility for upbringing.
- D — Schools take on education and part of the upbringing during school time, but not the primary, comprehensive responsibility for upbringing.
Source: www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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