Parents' protest: now for inclusion and against educational cuts!

Parents' protest: now for inclusion and against educational cuts!

demonstrations and protests in Berlin are currently shaping the image of the educational landscape, especially with regard to the rights and possibilities of children with disabilities. On June 2, 2025, a joint vigil from several initiatives, including the "Berlin Alliance for School Inclusion", "School must different" and "Parents against Right". The protest was directed against savings in the new school year and the continuing smears in the joint schooling of these children, such as Tagesspiegel reported.

The event for the protest was a meeting of the school committee, which took place on Thursday at 2 p.m. to take an inventory for inclusion. The session had been prepared for months and all political groups had registered applications and discussion points. The Greens criticized the “role backwards” of the Senate regarding inclusion, while the left wanted to question the current state of inclusive education in Berlin. In contrast, the AfD focused on securing the funding centers, while the CDU and SPD were looking for information about the needs and development prospects of these facilities. Especially in the focus of the protests is the planned restriction of inclusive classes at the Pankower School on the Strauchwiese.

cuts in the educational budget cause unrest

parents complain massive cuts in the Berlin educational budget, which have, among other things, on driving services for school swimming and school commands for children with disabilities. In addition, there is a first demonstration in Pankow, organized by the parents' initiative of the Maria-Leo primary school under the motto "Loudy for Education". This commitment followed the visit of educational senator Katharina Günther-Lüsch and school building secretary Torsten Kühne in the district parent committee of the Kurt-Tucholsky Sekundarschule.

An open letter, published on April 24, 2025, criticizes the new special education regulation (Sopädvo) and calls for a better implementation of the right to inclusive education in Berlin. These demands coincide with the criticism, which on March 19, 2025 was against the reduction of inclusion in primary schools in Berlin, in particular with regard to the planned assessment directive for the school year 2025/26. According to Bündnis Inclusion the need for action in the area of ​​inclusive education is urgent.

The pressure grows

The discussion about schooling in Berlin is in a critical condition. In view of the multitude of protests and the commitment of parents and initiatives, such as the demands for high -quality inclusive education, it becomes clear that social pressure on politics is growing. The website of the alliance continues to offer information and options for networking for supporters of this important thing.

The current situation impressively shows how important it is to guide dialogue through inclusive education and to find solutions together in order to meet the needs of all children.