Racist attacks on Berlin elementary school students during school trips!

Racist attacks on Berlin elementary school students during school trips!

Heidesee, Deutschland - The school trip of a sixth grade from Berlin-Kreuzberg to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ended in a nightmare when the students were confronted with terrifying racist statements during their stay. According to Ostsee Zeitung it was a group of students. Brandenburg, who performed massively, while a teacher of the Kreuzberg class attended the incident. In particular, the male students, including many with a migration background, were the goal of these verbal attacks.

The parents and the school management of Berlin students were only informed about the incidents after returning. The Berlin Senate Education Management is in close exchange with the school and has already offered support for the children concerned. Berlin's Green Member of Ario Mirzaie emphasized in a statement that such attacks must not be tolerated and demands consequences. The Minister of Education in Brandenburg is now under pressure to clarify the incidents.

Investigations and reactions

In another incident that also caused a sensation this month, the state protection is investigating a Berlin school class due to racist insults and threats against a Berlin school class who was targeted during their stay in a holiday complex in Heidesee from the region. Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that 28 suspects were identified, whereby the exact roles are still unclear.

Special explosiveness received the incident from the fact that some of the affected children were visible Muslim faith and wore headscarves. After the racist insults, a class teacher was informed by the parents about the incident and accompanied the students back to Berlin on their way home to ensure that no further escalations take place.

riots and shock moment

The students, several of them only 15 to 16 years old, reported on this form of xenophobia that they did not know from their everyday life in Berlin. A father expressed that many children were extremely affected and frightened while the chairman of the Berlin State Parent Committee, Norman Heise, regretted that the school had to leave early to prevent worse things.

The operating company of the holiday complex has now banned the person who had booked the group and supports the police agency. The incident is also critically pursued by Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke, who sentenced him to be repulsive. He emphasized that racism and extremism in Brandenburg must not be subject to tolerance.

The incidents throw a disturbing light on social problems in dealing with diversity and the necessary protection of young people. It remains to be seen how these events will influence school policy in Brandenburg and the awareness of racism in schools.