Overview
- Leipzig’s city council approved a new steering concept that redistributes school social work based on criteria such as pupil numbers and migration background.
- Due to lower state contributions, Leipzig will not staff all schools, so some will gain posts while others — particularly some primary schools — may lose them.
- Roughly 200 people gathered outside Leipzig’s city hall before the vote to protest the cuts, including parents and school staff.
- Officials in Bergkamen reported the city has been paying more than €156,000 on top of about €156,000 in state and required funds to maintain current hours.
- If Bergkamen ends its local top-up, weekly hours would fall from 157 to 81.5, though current hours remain in place for now as the new budget is expected in early 2026 under incoming mayor Thomas Heinzel.