Overview

• Over 100 demonstrators, including students and parents, gathered at the Hans-und-Hilde-Coppi-Gymnasium to protest the participation of AfD politician Beatrix von Storch in a panel discussion.
• Critics argue that von Storch's appearance contradicts the school's values, as it is named after anti-Nazi resistance fighters Hans and Hilde Coppi, who were executed by the Nazis.
• The school's decision to invite all local election candidates was defended as adhering to Berlin's educational neutrality guidelines, but opponents claim this fails to account for the AfD's controversial stances.
• Students formed a group called 'Coppi gegen rechts' and criticized the lack of transparency in the decision-making process, as well as the exclusion of younger students from the event for 'safety reasons.'
• While the debate proceeded peacefully under heavy police presence, activists and educators continue to call for clearer policies on handling far-right political participation in school events.