After Hitler salute: Students are allowed to do the sports week - parents are outraged!

After Hitler salute: Students are allowed to do the sports week - parents are outraged!

In an incident that shook the school community of a middle school in Lower Austria, three students showed the Hitler salute in February this year. All affected students are under 14 years old and are therefore impossible for punishment. Therefore, there was no legal step against them. First, the school provided for the students to be excluded from the sports week, but this exclusion was withdrawn by the educational directorate according to the parents. It was found that there was no danger to the security of other students or people, which led to the decision to only point out the pupils about their misconduct and to warn them. In a separate case, two other students were excluded, here too the exclusion was withdrawn due to the same assessment

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The offensive of the educational directorate has raised awareness of such incidents. In today's world, it is essential to counteract right -wing extremists. It is not just an individual incident that illustrates the problem. A current study shows an increase in right -wing extremists in the population, which underlines the need for increased political education. This forms a central component of strategies against right -wing extremism and should therefore be anchored in the curricula of the schools. The aim of political education is to promote maturity and participation in the democratic community in order to enable students to become independent judgments and independent action

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role of political education

The Beutelsbacher Konsenses from 1976 defines important principles of political education, which are crucial for the education of right -wing extremism. This includes the overwhelming ban, which ensures that pupils are not indoctrinated, as well as the controversy it requires that controversy in science and politics are also treated in class. In addition, pupils must be able to analyze political situations and their own interests in order to develop judgment

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political education is not only limited to the clarification of right -wing extremist ideologies. It has the potential to build resilience against right -wing extremist myths and prejudices. This promotes democratic education that enables students to actively participate in social discourse and to counteract anti -democratic endeavors. In order to achieve this, the presence of professional political artists is necessary: inside that the students can convey the skills mentioned

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The previous incident at the middle school shows how important it is to develop comprehensive prevention strategies that ensure that students are not only informed, but also encouraged to deal with political issues. Only through such an educational approach can we successfully act against the growing right -wing extremists in our society and maintain a democratic culture

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