Overview

• An estimated 6,000 participants, including teachers, parents, and union members, demonstrated in Potsdam against the Brandenburg government's proposed teacher workload reforms.
• The planned reform would require teachers to teach one additional hour per day starting next school year, with reductions in non-teaching tasks to offset the change.
• The protest caused significant traffic disruptions in Potsdam, with road closures in key areas such as Charlottenstraße and Straße Am Kanal.
• The GEW union has criticized the government for lack of consultation and threatened legal action if the reforms proceed as planned.
• Simultaneously, the Brandenburg Landtag convened to address political independence concerns in the state’s constitutional protection office following the resignation of Interior Minister Katrin Lange.