- Rural area primary school safety is endorsed by CDU politicians
As per the CDU's state parliamentary group, there won't be any alterations to the minimal student numbers in rural regions of Saxony-Anhalt. These numbers will maintain their current threshold, as revealed by education spokesman Carsten Borchert. There's an existing agreement with the Education Ministry that the current bill will be revised prior to the parliamentary process. In rural areas, the minimal student number will continue to be set at 15. Negotiations are ongoing with regards to an increase in student numbers in urban district centers, as per a press release.
The Education Ministry has proposed an enhancement in the minimal student numbers for first-grade primary schools and secondary school classes. For primary and secondary schools located outside medium and large cities, the minimum student number should be 20, as per the draft.
The Left party launched a citizens' initiative. "Rural primary schools are secure," stated Borchert. The aim is to uphold the principle of "short legs, short ways" uniformly throughout. A spokesperson for the Education Ministry refrained from commenting on the CDU parliamentary group's statements and instead referred to the forthcoming cabinet meeting.
The Left party has opted to initiate a citizens' movement. "We aim to confront a new wave of closures of small rural primary schools with all our might," they declare on a website created for this purpose. Their objective is to bring about a modification in the school law through the citizens' initiative. They aim to collect 30,000 valid signatures, following which the topic could be debated in the state parliament.
The Left party's initiative to modify the school law focuses on rural areas, as they seek to prevent the closure of small primary schools in these municipalities. Despite the CDU's stance on maintaining the minimal student numbers in rural Saxony-Anhalt, the Education Ministry has proposed an increase in these numbers for primary and secondary schools outside medium and large cities, setting the minimum at 20 students per school.
