Question juridique clé
Whether the canton had to pay private-school tuition after exemption from compulsory schooling.
Solution extraite
No. The parents had unilaterally chosen private schooling, and under the Volksschulgesetz the canton does not bear those costs.
Motifs extraits
Section 44ter(5) VSG excludes cantonal coverage of private-school or private-tuition costs. No canton-ordered placement or decision on an appropriate school had been made; future special-education measures, if any, would be decided separately on request of the specialist service.