(NL Times) More and more children do not have to go to school because of their [parents’] beliefs. They have been granted an exemption from compulsory education, and the court in Amsterdam is concerned about this. The judges say that it is not clear whether the children are getting a good education at home. They, therefore, call for stricter checks on compulsory education.
This appeal was made by the court during a case regarding two people who did not let their daughter, born in 2017, go to primary school. They adhere to Sufism, a mystical and spiritual movement within Islam.
The parents did not want the girl to go to a Christian or Sunni Islamic school because this did not correspond with their beliefs.
