Overview
- CSU leader Markus Söder urges a mandate for the Bavarian, German and European hymns at graduation ceremonies, targeting introduction by the end of the school year.
- The plan stems from a Junge Union proposal that CSU delegates adopted unanimously in December for school and vocational ceremonies.
- CSU parliamentary leader Klaus Holetschek says implementation could proceed via a Kultusministerium letter without changing the law, with a Landtag option also prepared.
- Kultusministerin Anna Stolz backs making hymns more present but stresses value education and will begin talks with the school community in the coming weeks.
- Teacher groups question a blanket obligation, student representatives prefer voluntary participation, and the Bayern-SPD criticizes the push as a distraction from staffing and facilities deficits.