Overview

• Alfonso Pantisano, Berlin Senate’s Queer Commissioner, formally called on July 10 to establish an external complaints body for queer educators.
• The move responds to months of homophobic and religiously motivated bullying faced by primary school teacher Oziel Inácio-Stech, which triggered his PTSD and prolonged sick leave.
• Pantisano criticized existing grievance channels as biased and ineffective, arguing an impartial system is essential to protect LGBTQ+ staff.
• He also demanded that schools implement mandatory democracy education and partner with queer-led organizations to build inclusive learning environments.
• Unions and Green Party lawmakers have backed the call for independent oversight after earlier Senate measures focused solely on staff cohesion talks and anti-discrimination training.