Question juridique clé
Whether each parent could be fined separately at the statutory minimum of CHF 600 under Art. 37 School Act.
Solution extraite
Yes. The term 'parents' is interpreted teleologically so that each responsible parent may be sanctioned individually; the minimum fine applies to each offender, not to both jointly.
Motifs extraits
The court accepted that a purposive interpretation may depart from the wording when justified by the statute's aim. The purpose of Art. 37 School Act is to ensure regular school attendance through the responsible parent(s). In criminal law, co-perpetrators are not punished under a shared penalty frame; applying the minimum separately is also consistent with equality and does not breach legality or certainty.