Fight against racism and anti -Semitism at Berlin schools: impending budget shortening endangers important educational work.

By Pauline by Pezold

The fight against racism and anti-Semitism is more important than ever. To educate about this at schools, there are so-called respect coaches that convey democratic values ​​there. Of all things, the nationwide program budget is to be reduced by 25 million euros.

at the Fritz Karsen School in Britz A project week ended on Friday: Together with Daniel Kleinhans (35) from "Buntkickgut", which has set themselves the task of using football to meet and integrate, the children dealt with racism in football for a week. The students played on the pitch and dealt with the topic in theory units-including example cases from professional football.

Dennis (13) already had bad experiences in sport: "Once my team was insulted in a game, I didn't like that."

In order to avoid discrimination in everyday life, the Fritz Karsen School has been working with a respectful coach since 2018-the planned budget cutting through which the work of the coaches to the Berliner Schools does not make teacher Gabi Elverich (51) Concern.

"For us, the respect coach program is incredibly important because it can better respond to the needs of the school classes," she says.

also SPD politician Ana-Maria Trasnea (29) is committed to receiving the project: "The schools cannot manage such offers from their budget. It is important that the respect coaches are permanently preserved as external contact persons."

right now! Teacher Elverich: "The Situation in the Middle East, of course, employs a lot. There are some students who are familiar with the region. This is a mixture that does not go past the students."