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There is no secular court for religious teachers

The "internal affairs" of churches and legally recognized religious communities also include the religious teachers in our classrooms.

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Religious education is compulsory for many children - but if there are problems with the religious education teacher, it is not the school authorities that are responsible, but the respective churches. This goes so far that not even secular courts can rule, as the Supreme Court decided in a Carinthian case.

Freedom of religion is one of the most important constitutional laws in Austria. Therefore, churches and state-recognized religious communities also have far-reaching rights - a case in Klagenfurt shows just how far.