CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTS ON SCHOOL AUTONOM Y

In the discussion concerning an increased autonomy of the individual s tate school, the constitutional concept of administrative school super vision in its traditional form seems to represent a decisive obstacle to school autonomy. This traditional concept of supervision is examine d from a critical point of view; in this, the constitutional principle of variety within the school system, development by the German Federa l Constitutional Court with regard to the Basic Law regulations concer ning private schools, is refered to as a basis for interpretation.