Overview

• The OVG Münster upheld an order requiring a neurological and psychiatric examination of the beamtete Lehrerin, ruling that years of administrative delay do not preclude an official fitness review.
• Newly published first‑instance reasoning shows the authority relied on legal provisions that treat repeated absences of three months within six months as sufficient to mandate an examination without detailed further justification.
• NRW School Minister Dorothee Feller called the situation unacceptable but said current feedback from regional offices indicates established procedures, stating there is no evidence of a statewide systemic problem.
• The Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf has begun a comprehensive case review and opened inquiries with the stated goal of initiating disciplinary proceedings where warranted.
• Court and media records indicate the teacher previously litigated in 2017 over personnel measures, and separate reports allege side work as a Heilpraktikerin and a funded start‑up, which remain unconfirmed and could carry disciplinary consequences if verified.