Christmas amnesty in BW: 160 prisoners return home early!

Christmas amnesty in BW: 160 prisoners return home early!

In Baden-Württemberg there are several explosive developments in the education and justice systems. On the one hand, a survey among teachers is causing a stir, who are expressing massive criticism after the new tests for fourth graders. Around two thirds of those surveyed consider the tests, which are used to recommend primary schools for secondary schools, to be unnecessary and complain about the difficult mathematics tasks and the time pressure in the exams. As the SWR reported, many teachers have experienced that the test results do not correspond to their personal assessment of the students - especially for children with language deficits. This raises concerns about the appropriateness and fairness of the tests.

Legal proceedings regarding working time recording canceled

At the same time, an eagerly awaited court case regarding the recording of teachers' working hours was stopped for the time being. Two high school teachers tried to legally enforce mandatory recording of their working hours, but their lawsuits were withdrawn, according to a statement from the Stuttgart Administrative Court. This leaves open the question of how much time teachers actually spend outside of class on preparation, corrections, and other tasks without being recorded. Loud SWP It remains unclear whether and when such measures could be reconsidered.

In a further gesture of liberation, the Baden-Württemberg justice system released more than 160 prisoners early this year to give them the opportunity to spend the Christmas season with their families. This so-called Christmas amnesty is considered a traditional procedure that has existed since 1963 to give prisoners a new start, as Justice Minister Marion Gentges (CDU) explained. These releases primarily affect prisoners who would have been released just before the holidays anyway, shedding further light on the challenges facing the region's justice system.