Overview

• State data shows a sharp rise in right-wing extremist incidents at schools, with Sachsen-Anhalt, Hessen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Bavaria reporting record numbers in 2024.
• Common offenses include swastika graffiti, Hitler salutes, racist insults, and threats against students with migration backgrounds, reflecting deepening societal polarization.
• Digital platforms, such as class and group chats, have become breeding grounds for extremist symbols and hate propaganda among students.
• High-profile cases, like Görlitz students posing with White-Power salutes at Auschwitz and a teacher ambushed with Nazi slogans in Oelsnitz, highlight the severity of the issue.
• The lack of centralized federal data and inconsistent state-level reporting complicates the development of unified strategies to combat the rise in extremist activities.