Overview

• Susanne Preußler-Bitsch, daughter of Otfried Preußler, has revoked the school's right to use her father's name, citing an unwelcome association.
• The school had been seeking to change its name due to Preußler's early Nazi-affiliated writings and controversial themes in his books.
• The Bavarian Ministry of Education has not yet finalized the name change, despite the school's and family's requests.
• Preußler's early work 'Erntelager Geyer,' written during his youth, glorified the Hitler Youth, prompting the school's decision to dissociate.
• The decision to revoke naming rights aims to prevent further damage to the reputations of the school, the author, and the ministry.