Overview

• The Higher Administrative Court in Münster confirmed that the Studienrätin must undergo an official medical examination, making the August 12 decision binding and not subject to appeal.
• The court criticized the years-long inaction by the employer as not understandable yet ruled the authority to order an exam was not forfeited by delay.
• The examination may include psychiatric and neurological evaluation because the teacher herself submitted attestations from a specialized neurology and psychiatry center.
• The teacher’s arguments that the order was disproportionate and violated her personality rights were rejected by both the Düsseldorf administrative court and the OVG.
• The Land NRW first ordered the exam in April 2025 to clarify serviceability after continuous sick leave since 2009, and the teacher must pay the legal costs reported at roughly €2,500.