Overview
- The Offenbach city student council proposed integrating Haftbefehl’s work and life into music, German, and politics/economics classes.
- Hesse’s education ministry said his lyrics and public conduct conflict with schools’ educational and formative mandate and are unsuitable as role models for adolescents.
- Officials noted teachers could cover German-language hip-hop through other artists if they wish to address the genre in class.
- Students published concrete lesson ideas, including analysis of rhythm and flow, study of multilingualism and dialect, and discussions of social inequality, migration, and integration.
- The proposal coincides with the Netflix documentary “Babo – Die Haftbefehl-Story,” which revisits the 39-year-old Offenbach native’s rise and personal struggles; Hessischer Rundfunk first reported the push.