Important information about school transport: plans for 2025/26 published!

Important information about school transport: plans for 2025/26 published!

On September 11, 2025, the municipality of Pfatter will provide information about the upcoming regulations for bus transportation for kindergarten and the 2025/2026 school year. The notice contains important details about student transportation that are important to parents and students. The specific bus transport plans are available in the appendix and can be accessed via a link on the municipality's website that refers to the relevant PDF documents ( available here ).

Responsibility for school transport usually lies with the municipalities that act as school authorities. This, as the Hesse administrative portal explains, means that the respective municipalities are responsible for the students living in their area. In particular, primary school and middle school students (lower secondary level) are entitled to reimbursement of their travel costs, although upper secondary school students (secondary level II) are not entitled to free transport.

Conditions for the assumption of costs

Reimbursement of travel costs is tied to the minimum length of the journey to school. For primary school students, the journey to school must be over 2 kilometers long, while for pupils from grade 5 onwards a distance of more than 3 kilometers is required. In cases where the journey to school is considered particularly dangerous or for students with disabilities, reimbursement can also be requested for shorter journeys.

As Advocard explains, the regulations for school transport vary from state to state. Public school authorities in Germany are responsible for transport to school, and the legal basis varies depending on the region. In many federal states, such as Lower Saxony, students are entitled to free transport for primary school students from a distance of at least two kilometers.

Reimbursement of costs and special regulations

Families with special needs, such as parents of children with severe disabilities or special educational needs, have the option of applying for subsidized school transport. In some regions there are also regulations for proportionate cost reimbursement for needy families.

Please note that the waiting times for the school bus are set by the school authorities and are usually around 30 minutes. Parents should contact the school if their children do not arrive for class on time. For student transportation disputes, mediation can be a helpful option before legal action is taken.

The municipality of Pfatter deals intensively with the challenges of school transport and ensures that the processes are transparent and comprehensible. For further information on the specific regulations and the legally compliant implementation of school transport, parents can access both the official information from the municipality and the additional content of the Hesse administrative portal.

Pfatter also reports on the general claims and reimbursement regulations that are relevant for all affected students. If you need further information, you can also go to Hesse and Advocard inform.