Class trips in danger: Senator warns shortening in 2025!

With regard to the financial Situation of the school trips in Berlin, educational senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch (41, CDU) expresses serious concerns. As the BZ Berlin , every second school trip could be canceled in 2025, since the funds provided are apparently not sufficient. The budget of the education administration provides only 1.5 million euros for school trips, which in practice cannot even cover the teaching costs of the teachers. Due to internal shifting, it was possible in the past to mobilize additional money for school trips, but this option ends according to Günther desch.

Günther-Lüsch noticed that the demand for school trips after the corona break had increased significantly, but Steglitz-Zehlendorf was already overbooked in such a way that no further bookings are possible. Teachers could now pay themselves for their accommodation and travel expenses, which is a significant burden. The educational senator suggests that support associations could jump into the breach, but there are legal concerns about a possible benefit. In addition, she explains that the funds for school trips will have to be managed “moderately” in the future, as the rbb24 reported.

changes in the budget and the effects

The education administration plans to distribute travel expenses to the twelve districts more evenly in the future. The senator confirmed that despite the tense budget situation in 2025, a budget for reimbursement of travel expenses for school trips should be made available, but due to the deficit budget situation by November 30, no new contracts are permitted that affect future expenses. This applies in particular to the reimbursement of travel expenses for teachers and educators who perceive school trips as business trips.