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Berlin-Brandenburg Court Upholds School’s Ban on AfD Internship

The ruling affirms schools’ broad pedagogical discretion and permits reliance on the state security service’s extremist classification when judging internship suitability.

Eine Schule ist nicht dazu verpflichtet, einem Schülerbetriebspraktikum bei einem AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneten aus Brandenburg zuzustimmen. Die Schulleitung darf das Praktikum für ungeeignet halten, wie das OVG Berlin-Brandenburg entschied.
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Eine Schülerin aus Brandenburg ist mit ihrem Versuch gescheitert, ein Praktikum bei einem AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneten gerichtlich durchzusetzen.
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Overview

  • The Higher Administrative Court (OVG) Berlin-Brandenburg dismissed the student’s complaint and said the decision cannot be appealed.
  • Judges confirmed a prior ruling by the Administrative Court in Frankfurt (Oder) upholding the school leadership’s denial.
  • A vocational high school student had sought to complete a mandatory internship in the office of an AfD Bundestag member who serves on the party’s Brandenburg state board.
  • The court determined that a school internship is a curricular event replacing instruction, giving the school wide latitude to assess whether a placement is appropriate.
  • Relying on the Brandenburg Verfassungsschutz designation of the AfD state branch as “proven right-wing extremist,” the school did not need to independently verify that assessment, and the decision did not violate equality, education rights, or the parties’ privilege.