Overview

• The city council approved the acceptance at its Wednesday meeting, clearing the way for funds to support the Fürst-Pückler-Grundschule’s all-day care.
• AfD federal chairman Tino Chrupalla donated €2,000 as a private individual from nearby Gablenz, matched by €2,000 from a Bad Muskau entrepreneur.
• The €4,000 total fills the shortfall created after the Free State reduced Ganztagsangebote funding by one fifth.
• Education Minister Conrad Clemens defended the cuts, saying, “Better an hour of math than an hour of chess club.”
• An unusually large crowd attended the session following protests over the donation, and Chrupalla said he regretted the “political fuss.”