Delmenhorst: Lawsuit against city administration for idle school planning!

Delmenhorst: Lawsuit against city administration for idle school planning!

Max-Planck-Straße, 27749 Delmenhorst, Deutschland - The Council Group Delmenhorster List/Die Linke (DL/DL) submitted an action for inactivity against the Delmenhorst city administration at the Oldenburg Administrative Court. This is reported by the Weser-Kurier . Andreas Neugebauer, managing director of the council group, criticizes the administration sharply for the neglect of concerns that are not in their interests. In particular, the group has been calling for a school-road safety concept for two years that became necessary after a serious accident on Max-Planck-Straße and Bismarckstrasse.

As part of the lawsuit, the delay in planning a special school for intellectual development is also pointed out, the establishment of which was decided on September 4, 2019. DL/DL argues that the inactivity of the administration not only violates the Lower Saxony Local Constitutional Act, but also violates the rights of the pupils and their parents concerned.

criticism of the city administration

Neugebauer emphasizes that more than five years have passed since the decision to the special school, without any significant progress. Mayor Petra Gerlach (CDU) should present a binding schedule for the establishment of the special school by May 20, 2023. Councilor Heinrich Lau expressed concerns about whether the schedule can be observed.

Furthermore, Neugebauer criticizes the unreasonable teaching conditions, which result from the fragmentation of the special school to three different locations. In this context, the first city councilor Markus Pragal refers to an answer from the city to DL/DL, which, however, does not promise progress. Gerlach justifies the delays with the limited personnel resources in urban building management and the current focus on daycare expansion.

legal bases

The legal foundations on which DL/DL is based are set in the Lower Saxony Local Constitution Act. These include essential aspects of local constitution, which also regulate the duties of the local authorities. According to the current legal situation, which was last changed on June 21, 2023, the municipalities are obliged to implement decisions promptly, especially if they concern schools and their students ().

In order to learn more about the legal framework, we recommend a look at the detailed content overview of the municipal constitution, which includes various sections for representation, internal municipal constitution, and supervision ( Voris ).