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Municipality of Zaandam – Court Ruling (Netherlands, 2026)
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A municipality was upheld in its decision to keep a list of objections from a parent regarding school choices. The court ruled that the municipality was required by law to process this information, meaning the parent's request to erase it was denied. This case illustrates the balance between individual privacy rights and legal obligations of public authorities.
What happened
A municipality was upheld in its decision to deny a parent's request to erase a list of school objections.
Who was affected
A parent who requested the erasure of their objections list regarding school choices for their child.
What the authority found
The court found that the municipality lawfully processed the objections list and did not have to grant the erasure request.
Why this matters
This ruling demonstrates that public authorities may have legal obligations that override individual privacy requests. It serves as a reminder of the complexities involved in data processing by government entities.
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A data subject applied for an exemption from compulsory education for school years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 for their son. On 24 July 2022 the data subject submitted a list containing the specific objections to each of the schools within a reasonable distance from their home, as required by the municipality. On 5 April 2024 the data subject filed an erasure request (Article 17 GDPR) to remove this list, as they believed this list to be unlawfully processed. On 12 June 2024 the municipality decided not to grant the request for removal. The municipality held that is obliged under national law to process a declaration of objections to potential schoolsCompulsory Education Act (Leerplichtwet) 1969, https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002628/2024-01-01 and archive this informationArchival Act (Archiefwet), https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0007376/2024-06-19. The data subject objected to this decision and appealed to the appeals committee of the municipality. They argued that the declaration did not have to list separate objections to each of the schools. This argument was rejected, and the data subject appealed the decision to the court. The court held that the list of objections to schools was lawfully processed and the municipality did not have to grant the data subject's erasure request (Article 17 GDPR). Firstly, national lawArticle 6(1) of the Compulsory Education Act (Leerplichtwet 1969), https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002628/2024-01-01 requires parents to declare on which grounds they need an exemption from compulsory education. Specifically, parents must submit a "personal declaration", which must explain the objections to the educational values of all schools within a reasonable area from their home. The court held that the authoritiesCompulsory Education Officers (Dutch: leerplichtambtenaar) and courts have to be able to investigate the objections to the educational values of all schools in the area. The court held that this is only possible if there is a list
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
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Details
Ruling Date
9 February 2026
Authority
DPA RbNoord-Holland
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Municipality of Zaandam - Netherlands (2026). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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