Kaarel Rundu, the head of Tallinn's Education Department, says that according to the law, parents cannot be asked to contribute money for curriculum activities. However, this does not mean that field trips will end. There are several options for funding extracurricular activities. For example, Tallinn provides €1.75 million that schools can use.
Rundu says schools should make more use of these opportunities. He has had €1.5 million sitting unused for several years. This amount must be distributed among all Estonian primary schools, but it is not enough.
Prices have risen, and Rundu believes the state should allocate more funding for these activities. The head of Gustav Adolf Gymnasium wrote to parents that the school will stop collecting money from parents because it is not permitted by law.
Manuela Pihlap, a member of the Centre Party, says many schools face the same problem. She believes parents and schools should work together. She also says that not everything can be regulated by law, and some rules could change.