Thuringia: Protest against plans to close primary schools

Because there are too few pupils, three primary schools in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis are to be closed from 2026. This provides for a draft of the school network plan. But there is criticism of the numbers and protest.

"Redessan is growing up, the school is shrinking! Closed class, children in difficulty," we read on a sign in front of Redessan's primary school. On Tuesday, at 8:30 a.m., they were about 50 to mobilize against the closure of a class for the September school year. "The eleventh class of the school was opened last September and it will close at the end of the school year. It will have a direct impact on my daughter because the classes will be mor…

The school network planning in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis provides for heated debates. Much criticism of the administrative proposal to planned closures. These are the worries of parents and associations to live in their places.

The school network planning in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis provides for heated debates. Much criticism of the administrative proposal to planned closures. These are the worries of parents and associations to live in their places.