One euro a day actually sounds affordable.

The student ticket in Hesse currently costs 365 euros per year.

Anyone who has to walk to school that is longer than two or three kilometers will have the costs reimbursed.

That sounds like a fair offer.

However, teachers report that the cost of travel associated with field trips is a barrier for some families.

Because not all children have a student ticket.

And it's not just the travel costs alone: ​​A class trip like this can cost money.

Admission tickets, travel tickets, food - the items add up and can prevent children from less well-off families from participating.

Especially since the cost of living has risen significantly overall due to inflation.

Five euros here, eight euros there, it all adds up.

Households whose income does not exceed a certain limit can apply to have their travel expenses covered.

But that can be uncomfortable and difficult.

The parents' council proposal

That's why the proposal by the parents' council to introduce a kind of class ticket for excursions makes perfect sense.

Teachers in Hesse can use local transport free of charge with their state ticket anyway.

The parents' councils therefore propose introducing a kind of takeaway regulation for school trips.

If a teacher were allowed to take the whole school class with them on their ticket, there would be no travel costs for those children and young people who do not have a student ticket.

The suggestion has a special charm because it can be implemented unbureaucratically.

The administrative effort is low.

The state parent council goes one step further.

He wants the student ticket to be free of charge for those children whose way to school is shorter.

The previous regulation was unfair, because the students also used the student ticket in the afternoons and at weekends.

The parents' council also sees a pedagogical effect: With a free student ticket, you can educate the children to use local transport.

When the financial hurdle falls, the parents' taxi stops more often.

However, the argument can also be reversed: A service has its price.

Pupils learn that public transport, which is already underfunded, depends on public contributions.

If you are not in need, you can certainly expect the burden of one euro a day.

But one thing is true: the current regulation is definitely unfair.

Because some drive for free throughout Hesse, even in their free time, while others pay 365 euros for it.