School chaos in Vienna: Violence and bullying alarm parents and teachers!

School chaos in Vienna: Violence and bullying alarm parents and teachers!

In a current discussion about the challenges in the education system, a newly published OECD study highlights alarming problems in Vienna's schools. The study shows that violence, vandalism and especially religiously motivated bullying are increasing. At express Experts such as Werner Reichel and Wolfgang Kieslich described that almost half of the children in Vienna do not speak German, which leads to considerable learning chaos.

Reichel argues that teachers are being left alone in increasingly challenging situations while politicians are not responding adequately to the problems. Failure to provide support from the state and measures that come too late exacerbate the problems in schools.

Necessary measures and criticism of the government

Kieslich calls for consequences for parents who do not send their children to school. However, he sees these sanctions as inadequate. Early support and consistent language testing are required from the age of three. There is also an urgent appeal to politicians to act more courageously and not just talk about integration and education.

The accusations against the government are clear: it is a failure to take responsibility for children and their education seriously.

Religiously motivated bullying in schools

Parallel to the concerns about school education in Vienna, a study by the Hannover International University shows a worrying phenomenon in German schools. According to the results obtained by evangelical newspaper and focus were published, over a third of the 700 school employees surveyed reported religious conflicts among students.

Teachers and social workers report bullying in which students try to impose their beliefs on others or exclude classmates who do not fast. These problems are not only limited to the Muslim faith, as anti-Semitic acts are also observed. Over 25 percent of those surveyed perceive Islamist attitudes that tolerate violence against people of other faiths and women or sympathize with extremist groups.

However, the results of the study are based on personal assessments and do not include documented cases, which is important in the discussion about Islamism and its perception.

In summary, it can be said that there is an urgent need for action in both Vienna and Germany in order to effectively address the challenges in the education system and religious bullying. Coordination between education, integration and social responsibility is necessary in order to fundamentally improve the situation in schools.