Fight for schools: Citizens' request against fusion in the Holzminden district!

Fight for schools: Citizens' request against fusion in the Holzminden district!

In the Holzminden district, there is a far -reaching decision: A merger of the Higherwerder and Stadtoldendorf high schools, which is planned for August 1, 2028. The new plans provide for the schools to move to Eschershausen. These developments have mobilized the resistance of the school supporters who want to launch a new citizens' request to maintain schools in their current form, such as bodenwerder-polle/oberschule-bodenwerder-werd-mart-bandagen-gekaempf-o7uaiiijbgnezbnenikahfyy.html"> dewezet.de

The initiator of the citizens 'request, Michaela Meier, said that they were active during the holidays, but failed when the citizens' request was formulated. The initiators receive support from a nationwide active association for citizens' petitions; An answer on your part is expected in 14 days. The association has criticized a remark from the district council, which referred to a disadvantage compensation in connection with an investment of two million euros in the sports hall of Stadtoldendorf. Michaela Meier emphasizes that no district council conditions should be imposed on the support of a citizens' request.

background of the citizens' request

honorary citizen Hans-Gerd Maximilian Diesing has contacted Prime Minister Stephan Weil, but received the answer that the state of Lower Saxony was not responsible for local school policy. Diesing also contacted Christian Meyer, a minister and member of the Holzminden district council. In order to bring about a citizens 'decision, at least 6,000 yes signatures are required for the citizens' request. In the event of a successful citizens 'request, the plans for closing the high schools would have to be put on hold for the time being until the result of the citizens' decision is available.

The request is reinforced by the district council decision of February 26, 2024, which provides for the merging of the schools and the new building in Eschershausen. The aim of the citizens' request is to prevent this merger and maintain the school locations in Bodenwerder and Stadtoldendorf as independent schools. The initiators expect high costs and longer travel times for the students who would be dependent on bus traffic after a merging. The previous condition stipulates that around 70 percent of the students in Stadtoldendorf go to school on foot, which would change significantly due to the planned changes, such as weser-ith-news.de reported.

7,000 signatures are sought for the citizens' request, while at least 5,753 signatures are required, which corresponds to 10 percent of those entitled to vote in the district. The signatures must come from people aged 18 and over who live in the Holzminden district and are German citizens or EU citizens. The district administration is checked.

The estimated renovation costs for the existing schools amount to around 78 million euros, spread over 42 million euros for Bodenwerder and 36 million euros for Stadtoldendorf. In the event of a successful citizens' request, the district council decision to merging the schools would not be implemented.

-transmitted by West-East media