Summer break is almost here (for the kids at least), which means it’s almost time for your next family vacay! For a lot of parents, the summer is peak travel season, but in order to beat the rush (and save a few bucks on airline tickets) many are opting to take off a week or two early. Sounds like a great idea, right" It turns out, the German police don’t agree.
According to a recent police report, cops at the Memmingen Airport in Bavaria charged 10 different families with enabling truancy of their school-age kids. Yep, these families are getting charged with a fine (which, according to a local news report, can be up to ?1,000) just for taking their kids out of school early to go on a cost-effective family vacation.

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20 great Canadian summer getawaysNow, this may seem like a harsh punishment for attempting to create lasting family memories on the cheap, but in Germany, school attendance is mandatory and parents must apply for permission from the school’s headmaster before pulling their kids from class.
According to a translated version of the police report, the investigating officers “were able to determine that the children [from the 10 families who were charged] had stayed away from school without being excused.&...