Significant differences still exist between Germany and Italy regarding the concept of supervising children on their way to school. While Italian parents continue to drive even post-pubescent children to and from school, German parents send their 5-year-old kindergarteners out the door on their own in the morning. An illustrative example of this is a decision by the Dresden Administrative Court dated August 7, 2025 (5L 845/25). The father of a schoolchild believed that a school bus connecting two locations, which had ceased operations, should resume service. The Dresden Administrative Court disagreed: A 7-year-old elementary school student could reasonably be expected to use the S-Bahn for a short distance on their way to school. Therefore, there is no entitlement to the establishment of special student transportation between the place of residence and the nearest elementary school.