Overview
- The Landtag voted Tuesday to promote the nationwide network 'Schule ohne Rassismus - Schule mit Courage', rejecting an AfD motion that had sought a ban.
- The AfD accused the program of political indoctrination and nonneutral teaching, while the Landtag majority from SPD, CDU and Wir für Brandenburg defended the network as part of civic education.
- Education Minister Gordon Hoffmann said there is no neutrality toward racism and reported that local votes, including one in Bestensee where 78% supported joining, follow the network's rules.
- About 300 students from roughly 73 Brandenburg schools met in the Potsdam Landtag for workshops on bullying, classism, radical social media influence and cultural projects such as rap and dance.
- The network requires at least 70% approval in a secret ballot by students, teachers and staff before a school joins, and the state vote could encourage more school-level decisions and further political challenges over how schools address discrimination.