SPD demands school development plan: Bellheim ignored!

SPD demands school development plan: Bellheim ignored!

Bellheim, Deutschland - In the district of Germersheim, school development is the focus of a hot discourse. The Bellheimer SPD in particular has expressed concerns about the decisions about the school situation in the region. In particular, you criticize the recently made district council decision to build a new high school in Rheinzabern, instead of in Bellheim, where a school with a high school in the Realschule Plus and the former secondary school is desired. The buildings built together are ready for this use, but could not be included as desired.

District Administrator Martin Brandl (CDU) has so far shown no efforts to have talks with the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to change the location. The SPD believes that Bellheim was ignored for political reasons. The allegations go back and contain similar considerations that were already employed around 20 years ago when a comprehensive school was planned in Bellheim.

faulty information and time pressure

A decisive factor in the current debate is the criticized school development plan from 2024. According to the SPD, the decisions made are based on incorrect information. The process to determine the location for the high school was decided in a time frame of only four weeks by all political committees, which prevented a well -founded discussion about the choice of school locations. The Bellheimer SPD also criticizes that a resolution of the municipal council, which should take into account the needs of the local students, has not been followed up.

The need for revising the school development plan also sounds from the latest information from the Germersheim district. Kreis-germersheim.de reports that a new high school in Rheinzabern is to be founded on the basis of the current school development plan. This was done in cooperation with the Ministry and the ADD to react to the increasing number of students and to meet the needs of the foundation community Jockgrim.

school campus and increasing number of students

The new high school is set up as part of a school campus together with the integrated comprehensive school (IGS). Since the Europa Gymnasium in Wörth is already listing too many registrations and the Goethe Gymnasium in Germersheim is also fully booked, the need for an additional facility is becoming increasingly clear. In Rheinzabern, three entrance classes are expected from the school year 2025/26, and future new buildings are planned to cope with the increasing number of students by 2032.

In addition, a group of experienced educators plans to prepare for the school foundation. This can also be seen from the increasing number of registrations at the IGS Rheinzabern. A school campus that combines both facilities should strengthen the location sustainably and make it attractive to the region. Details on the creation of a 3 to 4-related high school are discussed in the school authority committee before the final decision is made on March 18 in the district council.