Class trips in Berlin before the end: Scholz under pressure!

Class trips in Berlin before the end: Scholz under pressure!

The financial situation of the Berlin schools is becoming increasingly critical, since the Senate government has announced massive austerity measures that could prevent the students access to school trips. According to a report of the BZ , it could occur in 2025 that every second school trip must be canceled for savings reasons. The reimbursement of the travel and accommodation costs for teachers becomes a central point of dispute in view of a slightly increased budget of 1.5 million euros in the education administration, with school and district budgets ultimately decide whether trips are approved or not. Headmaster Arnd Niedermöller warns that this will severely impair the education experience of the students.

These budget cuts follow on protests by parents, who have reported the rbb24 Was criticized October. Although payments have been resumed since December 1, they are linked to strict conditions that bring a significant bureaucracy with them. School budgets must now be adhered to exactly, and schools that have already booked trips that exceed their budget are under pressure to may be canceled or moving them.

Another important aspect of this development is the pressure on the teachers to do without the reimbursement of their travel expenses, which could mean that they have to bear these costs themselves. The educational expert Franziska Brychcy criticizes the left that at the same time finance expensive Olympic applications while saving at education in Berlin. Teachers and schools are faced with the challenge that they not only have to take care of teaching content, but also for the annoying financial requirements of the school administration.