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A mother of two children had sued.

The woman was bothered by the compulsory test, distance requirements and mask requirement at the schools of her children. The family court in Weimar apparently found the woman right.

The decision of April 8 was also made public, since then it has caused a stir, especially in social media and in parts of the “lateral thinker” movement.

The media such as “T-Online” or the “Frankfurter Rundschau” reported that it was apparently argued that the protection rules posed a “child welfare risk”.

Many critics of the current corona measures saw the decision (file number AZ 9 F 148/21) as a groundbreaking decision against the corona ordinances of the federal and state governments.

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A statement by the Thuringian Ministry of Education on Sunday showed that the joy was probably premature.

It is pointed out that the decision applies only to the people involved in the procedure - i.e., to the two children and their schools, but not to other families, school children and institutions.

Literally it says: “The decision has no effect on the infection protection measures that were ordered for the Thuringian schools as a whole.

They remain legally in force.

The same applies to any additional measures to protect against infection in circles with a high number of infections. "

Family court not responsible at all?

Furthermore, it is doubted whether the Weimar District Court or the local family court was even responsible for such a question.

“The decision raises serious procedural doubts.

The family court's jurisdiction in custody proceedings is limited to questions of custody;

the review of infection protection measures or statutory ordinances of the state government is incumbent on the administrative courts, ”the statement said.

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And finally, it is doubted whether the decision will endure at all, because not least the state of Thuringia now wants to have the matter examined by the court.

The decision is currently not even in written form, there is only an email to the school management concerned, which is also available to the ministry, according to the ministry's statement.

As the media group RND reports, there were initially even doubts about the authenticity of the court decision.

Short-term doubts about authenticity

For a district court ruling, the brief reads "extremely unusual", it says in the article.

One of the inconsistencies is that it does not contain statements from the schools and the ministry, but instead three expert reports on the mask requirement and tests, some of which apparently come from publicly known critics of the corona measures.

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As "T-Online" reports further, a biologist is to be quoted, among other things, who had repeatedly publicly doubted the virus detectability through PCR tests and the statements of virologist Christian Drosten.

As the "Frankfurter Rundschau" reports, doubts about the authenticity of the resolution have now been dispelled.

Now the focus is more on the circumstances and the choice of reviewers.

According to the media report, the court will not express itself again until Monday.

Meanwhile, the Thuringian Ministry of Education emphasizes that everyday life in the state's schools can continue without any problems.

So talk to the schools concerned about how things will go specifically with the two children.

It should be noted, however: "Otherwise, the infection protection measures for all teachers and students continue to apply unchanged at the two schools affected in Weimar and throughout the Free State."

According to the MDR, the two schools affected are the Pestalozzi State Primary School and the Pestalozzi State School in Weimar.

The mother of two boys aged eight and 14 who visit the facilities had sued.