Overview

• The AG Schwule Lehrer criticized Berlin’s school leadership and Education Administration for failing to address sustained anti-gay bullying at Carl-Bolle-Grundschule.
• Oziel Inácio-Stech has been on sick leave since early June with PTSD after enduring harassment from students and false accusations by a colleague.
• The union accused authorities of downplaying the incident by labeling it “complicated” and repeating unfounded claims to undermine Inácio-Stech’s credibility.
• Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch apologized in the state parliament for misinformation about when she received a lawyer’s letter but has not issued a direct apology to the educator.
• Alongside the Green Party parliamentary group and Queer Commissioner Alfonso Pantisano, the AG calls for a directive-free, professionally staffed independent complaints body for pedagogical staff.