Overview

• The declaration was signed by School Senator Ksenija Bekeris and leaders of Christian churches, Muslim federations, the Alevi community and the Jewish congregation.
• It affirms that aggression and discrimination have no place in Hamburg’s daycares and schools under any circumstances.
• Media coverage spotlighted aggression predominantly by Muslim students and parents, but Schulsenatorin Bekeris said those incidents happened sporadically.
• Each reported case is being individually reviewed by the school authority, which is providing support to affected schools.
• The initiative builds on a long-standing partnership and daily lessons from the city’s ‘Religionsunterricht für alle’ framework.