Overview
- New stern and RTL investigations spotlight a rise in right‑wing incidents in schools and reveal that only 10 of 16 states systematically record such cases, prompting SPD lawmaker Elisabeth Kaiser to push for comparable nationwide statistics.
- Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern’s premier Manuela Schwesig blamed the AfD for fostering a climate where extremist ideas are voiced more openly and flagged a state prevention plan while voicing concern over the trend.
- Saxony logged a record 185 right‑wing extremist crimes at schools last year, which the state education minister called the country’s biggest societal problem despite ongoing prevention and civic‑education efforts.
- Teacher union GEW and education scholar Rita Nikolai warn the AfD’s neutrality framing chills democratic education by deterring discussion of politics, noting that the Beutelsbach Consensus forbids indoctrination but does not mandate teacher neutrality.
- The AfD’s Saxony‑Anhalt motion to curb perceived political influence in classrooms and restrict politically named schools was voted down, as party figures defend a self‑described culture‑war strategy and float disciplinary steps against teachers deemed partisan, while state politicians call for clearer guidance, mandatory training, and sustained funding for prevention and exit programs.