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Chrupalla’s €4,000 Donation to Saxony Primary School Fuels Dispute Over Cuts and Ethics

State cuts to after-school funding set the stage for the privately routed gift.

AfD-Politiker Tino Chrupalla
Eine Spende für die frühere Schule seiner Kinder löst Empörung aus: AfD-Chef Tino Chrupalla.
Bad Muskaus Linken-Fraktionsvorsitzende Heidemarie Knoop (links oben) hat kein Problem mit der Schulspende von AfD-Chef Tino Chrupalla.
AfD-Chef Chrupalla spendet für eine Schule, die lokale Politik debattiert.

Overview

  • Two private donors — AfD leader Tino Chrupalla and a local entrepreneur — provided €4,000 to Bad Muskau’s Fürst-Pückler-Grundschule to keep Ganztagsangebote running this school year.
  • The activities cost about €8,000 annually, with a shortfall tied to Saxony’s GTA budget falling from roughly €45 million in 2023–24 to €35 million this year and €33 million planned next year, according to the Education Ministry.
  • The ministry said political, ideological and religious organisations may not donate to schools but private individuals may, and the money was transferred to the municipality because the school has no Förderverein.
  • Reactions split: Linke education spokesperson Luise Neuhaus-Wartenberg urged city councillors to reject the money as undemocratic, while CDU mayor Thomas Krahl argued the city should accept help for children and stressed school neutrality.
  • The city council retains the formal say on accepting the funds, a handover visit at the school was hosted locally, and Chrupalla has said he welcomes the debate.