Headmaster in action: Friedenau school against bullying and violence!

Headmaster in action: Friedenau school against bullying and violence!

Friedenau, Deutschland - The Friedrich-Bergius School in Friedenau is the focus of attention after teachers levied serious allegations in a fire letter about increasing willingness to violence and bullying among students in a fire letter. The new headmaster, Engin çatık, who has been in office since January 2025, has now taken measures to improve the situation and to provide support for teachers. In this way, aggressive behaviors and the high burden of bureaucracy and violence are to be reduced. RBB24 that the Friedrich-Bergius School is currently teaching 7 to 10. Some changes have already been initiated under the direction of Çatık, including the introduction of an app for the representation plan and the improvement of the lessons through division and double-placed classes. Special attention also applies to the integration of refugee students by introducing a welcome class.

Engin çatık served as director of the Johanna-Eck School in Tempelhof and has extensive experience in the school organization. Despite the challenging situation, students express positive opinions about him and appreciate his familiarity. "Improving the school is only possible with the cooperation of everyone involved," emphasizes çatık, who plans to involve the students more in decisions. However, he does not see himself as a "school saver" and respects the necessary commitment of teachers, students and parents. Since taking office, there has been no police operation at the school, which indicates initial stabilization.

Visit to the Senator for Education

Education Senator Katharina Günther-Lüsch will visit the Friedrich-Bergius School tomorrow to get an idea of ​​the location on site and to have discussions with the school management and the teaching staff. The reason for your visit is the worrying fire letter, which led to the education administration being informed about the problems there. [Welt] (https://www.welt.de/politik/Deutschland/article254614216/mobbing-und-gect-schalt-besucht-beriner-nach- after-teacher-brandbrief.html) summarizes that the teaching staff has reported daily incidents such as insults, threats and bullying, in particular male students be perceived aggressively.

In addition, a central problem is pointed out: Many students do not speak German and may not have attended any school beforehand. The educational senator therefore emphasized the principle of prevention in schools and emphasizes that school communities are obliged to set up and enforce its own rules. The visit of Günther-Lüsch aims to discuss the need for further measures to improve the situation.

bullying as a challenge

In addition, the topics of bullying and violence in schools remain a fundamental challenge. According to an analysis of the Robert Koch Institut via the "Health Behaviour in School-Aized Children (HBSC) “-Study from 2022 learn about 14 % of the students discriminatory experiences in the form of bullying. The health consequences of this physical and mental violence are significant, especially for the affected children and adolescents.