Border students in need: family parade for school crisis in Zgorzelec!

Border students in need: family parade for school crisis in Zgorzelec!

Zgorzelec, Polen - Today Görlitz looks at an exciting development in the field of education, which is characterized by close cooperation with the neighboring city of Zgorzelec in Poland. Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer recently attended the Tecza School in Zgorzelec and was enthusiastic about the bilingual training that the facility offers as part of the DPFA academy group. The school is taught until the high school level and has received several awards for its cross -border work, such as [Sächsische] (https://www.saechische.de/lokales/goerlitz-lk/goerlitz/goerlitz-junge-will-in-zgorzelec -in-the-school-last-grade-family-family-zkr2a5kgonhdrg7ckh6fkouiwa.html? Outputtype = valid_amp) reported.

However, there are considerable hurdles for German students who want to go to school in Poland. The case of a Polish student who had moved to Zgorzelec with his family from Görlitz illustrates the difficulties. In order to realize the school attendance, an exception was necessary at the State Office for School and Education in Saxony (Lasub), which was only approved for one year. After this time, the application was not extended what the family forced to return to Görlitz. Kretschmer found that this problem in the Saxon School Act, which has been in place since its last revision in August 2024, has not been sufficiently taken into account.

bureaucratic hurdles and solutions

In the debate about the school visit rights of students from Zgorzelec, there are always conflicts. While the school attendance for Polish children in Germany is uncomplicated - often a small form is enough - it looks much more difficult for German students. Parents need an exceptional decision to register their children in Polish schools. Sabine Euler, who has been campaigning for a change in the school law for years, emphasizes the need for exemptions for children in the border region. Their efforts are in accordance with the efforts to ensure that the application process is simplified, which currently still linger in the test status, as Antenne Sachsen

Another aspect that should not be missing in the discussion are the plans of the city council of Görlitz. The Motor Görlitz parliamentary group would like to bring up the topic in the city council in order to promote discussions with the responsible authorities, with the aim of creating a Saxon school law that includes specific exceptional regulations for the border region. Kretschmer encouraged students to organize their own events to promote cooperation between Görlitz and Zgorzelec.

The future of education in the border region

A common concern of mayors of both cities is the creation of an intergovernmental agreement to minimize the bureaucratic effort for individual applications. The lasub spokesman has emphasized that exceptional permits are usually issued if the relevant evidence and reasons are available. In addition to the school form in Saxony, a pilot project could also be launched to fully facilitate school visits across the border.

As it currently looks, there are many children in Zgorzelec who go to school in Görlitz-the German-Polish relationship in the education sector is strong and is further encouraged. The school attendance on both sides of the level brings numerous advantages, including a bilingual growing up and an excellent networking of the students, which can be invaluable for their future.

The exciting developments related to the school law in the border region promise to generate many discussions and challenge the responsible bodies to finally proactively face the pressing problems. It is to be hoped that the coming months will bring a rethink in politics to further improve school education in Görlitz and Zgorzelec.