What can a school require of children regarding vaccination?

Questioner

My daughter, who is just 17, has been told that she will not be allowed to go on her trip to Rome if she is not vaccinated. Since they are going there at the end of September, there is considerable time pressure to vaccinate her against her own wishes. As a parent I haven't heard anything from the school yet, they only told the children themselves. Is this legal?

Lawyer

A trip is not a mandatory part of the curriculum. There are always conditions for participating in a trip, such as having a travel document and parental permission. In addition, a school or travel organization can also set other conditions. At the moment, group trips are sometimes very difficult to organize when not everyone is vaccinated. Countries also set certain conditions for travelers that are sometimes very difficult to meet without vaccination. That is why various travel providers have vaccination as a requirement. In this case, your daughter will have to make a choice to meet the conditions or not to go, however annoying that may be.