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District council plans cuts: Is the future of the Hasa courses in danger?
The district council is planning cuts to HASA secondary school courses in Sindelfingen, which will endanger the educational opportunities of disadvantaged young people.
District council plans cuts: Is the future of the Hasa courses in danger?
The Böblingen district council is planning radical savings on the Hasa secondary school courses in Sindelfingen, which have offered many young people and adults the opportunity to complete their secondary school qualifications since 1980. According to reports from Stuttgart News and the Hasa support association, the courses, which have an impressive success rate of 98% in the final exams, could possibly be canceled completely. In the 2025/2026 budget, an application is being discussed that would halve the subsidy to 150,000 euros. If the necessary collaborations do not materialize, this could mean the end of the program.
The chairman of the Hasa association, Wolfgang Trede, who was head of the district's youth welfare office for 20 years, makes an urgent appeal to reconsider the cuts in order to maintain an educational offer for socially disadvantaged young people that has been tried and tested for decades. The educational institution, which currently looks after 34 participants in day courses and 15 in evening courses, enables the students to be prepared for the school external examination for the secondary school leaving certificate within around ten months, which is why the district council's measures are criticized as “short-sighted” from the Hasa team's point of view.
Hasa – A mainstay of education
The Hasa courses not only promote academic success, but also social and intercultural skills. The lecturers and social educators offer the students individual support and strive to create professional prospects for each participant. This is also highlighted on Hasa's official website, where the facility is described as incredibly important in giving particularly disadvantaged groups a chance. Despite the high-quality educational offerings, the Hasa courses are now on the brink, which is fueling concerns about the future of the educational landscape in the Böblingen district hasa-hauptschulabend.de reported.