Facts
[A.X.] and [B.X.] as well as [A.Y.] filed a complaint against the decision of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Schwyz, which confirmed a restriction of student transportation by the municipality of Altendorf. The complainants lived with their children in a district where the school route for the children was considered unreasonable. The municipality had consequently restricted the student transportation and imposed a cost contribution on the parents. The Federal Court partially overturned the decision and referred the matter back to the Administrative Court. It found that the compensation for participation in the lunch break was set too low and that the parents were thereby excessively burdened. Otherwise, it considered the regulation adopted by the School Board to be compatible with the constitutional requirements.Considerations
The Federal Court stated that Art. 19 of the Federal Constitution gives rise to an entitlement to the assumption of transportation costs by the school authority if the school route for the children is unreasonable. The Canton of Schwyz has adopted a corresponding regulation in its Ordinance on Public Schools, according to which the school authority must provide for "appropriate transportation" if the school route is unreasonable.
The Federal Court considered it permissible for the school authority, in implementing this requirement, to also hold the parents responsible and assign them the transportation of their children with compensation, insofar as this is possible and reasonable for them. Only if parental transport is not possible or…