After domestic pigs and rainbows, is the Bible now taboo in Viennese classrooms? A case at a high school in Döbling is exciting. Meanwhile, the teachers union is demanding that parents of violent children be held accountable.
Islam is increasingly finding its way into the classroom; We reported, among other things, about students reading from the Koran during the break or about pigs and rainbows being banned from the classroom. A recent incident at a high school in Döbling shows that the attention for Muslim classmates no longer seems to know any limits.
Background: In second grade it is common for students to read from books in class. A student who longed for a change from Harry Potter & Co. the teacher asked if they could read from the Bible for a change. Her answer: “No, that’s not possible, that wouldn’t be fair to Mohamed.” When the student told the incident at home, there was misunderstanding. “My son likes to read the Bible, but I don’t understand why he is not allowed to do that at school,” the father told the “Krone”.
Upon request, the Ministry of Education referred responsibility for “specific classroom incidents” to the Education Directorate. It states that there are “no recommendations for dealing with religious texts in German lessons.”
But this case also shows once again that teachers are often left alone in daily school life. Sometimes it’s about avoiding conflicts and potential minefields with students or parents. But religious disputes in particular have long been part of daily school life.
Union calls for strict punishments for radical students and their parents
Parents should also be ‘detained’ by the police. Teachers’ union Thomas Krebs (fcg) also wants to hold parents of students with behavioral problems liable. Krebs: “It doesn’t work without them.” Krebs demands that violent and radicalized students, together with their parents, inform the police of the rules. Krebs: “Persuasion and discussions without consequences, as has been suggested to schools for years, are pointless.” Failure to meet this obligation should result in severe penalties – including escalation levels. In concrete terms, the teachers’ representative is considering fines of up to 5,000 euros.
Source: Krone
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