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Turun HAO 7.3.2000 00/0098/2 AI generated

Municipality not liable for student's home-to-school travel costs when home-to-school distance exceeds five kilometers.

Case Number Turun HAO 7.3.2000 00/0098/2
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Court dismissed the guardians' appeal regarding reimbursement for a student's home-to-school travel costs exceeding five kilometers. The municipality had established that guardians must cover all school travel expenses, including those to nearby schools, and was not obligated to fund the longer journey. The court upheld this position, ruling that the statutory requirement to cover costs only applies when the home-to-school distance is under five kilometers.

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PerusopetusL 6 § 2 mom; PerusopetusL 28 §; PerusopetusL 32 § 1 mom; PerusopetusL 32 § 3 mom: The municipality is not liable for a student's home-to-school travel costs if the distance from the home to the school exceeds five kilometers, even if the distance from the home to the nearest school also exceeds five kilometers.

Keywords

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municipal liability school travel costs five kilometer rule basic education law guardian responsibility administrative court student transportation

Cited Legislation

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PerusopetusL 6 § 2 mom
PerusopetusL 28 §
PerusopetusL 32 § 1 mom
PerusopetusL 32 § 3 mom

Cited Case Law

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KHO:n päätös T:940,A:25.4.2001
KHO:n päätös T:940,A:25.4.2001: Ei muutosta.
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School trip measured from home to school gate; partial transport allowed under basic education law.
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Supreme Administrative Court allows appeal; school travel aid must cover all necessary parent trips including return journeys.
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Administrative court allows transport subsidy for sick student attending remote school when home school is too far.

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Oikeuskysymyksenä oli, onko kunta velvollinen korvaamaan

perusopetusta saavan muuhun kuin lähikouluun hakeutuneen

oppilaan kodin ja koulun välisestä yli viiden kilometrin

pituisesta matkasta aiheutuvat kustannukset, kun myös matka

lähikouluun on yli viisi kilometriä ja kunta olisi ollut

velvollinen korvaamaan nämä koulumatkakustannukset.

Hallinto-oikeus hylkäsi huoltajien valituksen koulumatkakustannusten

korvaamisesta. Kunta oli asettanut oppilaaksi

ottamisen edellytykseksi sen, että huoltajat vastaavat

koulumatkakustannuksista. Kunta ei ollut velvollinen korvaamaan

koulumatkakustannuksia.

PerusopetusL 6 § 2 mom

PerusopetusL 28 §

PerusopetusL 32 § 1 mom

PerusopetusL 32 § 3 mom

KHO:n päätös T:940,A:25.4.2001: Ei muutosta.