Flag drama in Saxony: District day decides on schooling!

Flag drama in Saxony: District day decides on schooling!

Leipzig, Deutschland - In Saxony, a discussion about the flagship of schools and public buildings creates attentive looks. In the Bautzen district, the district council will vote next Monday to two applications from the CDU and AfD, which provide for permanent flag in schools. This is done against the background that resolutions have already been made in other federal states such as Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, such as Stern.de reported.

District Administrator Udo Witschas, a member of the CDU, has developed a detailed council template for the vote in the district council. This emphasizes that the measure is an answer to the increasing social tensions and polarizations. A permanent flag should be a visible commitment to home, origin and common values. In front of schools in the Sorbian settlement area it is also planned to reduce the flag of the Sorbs in addition to the Germany flag. In front of the administrative buildings of the district, the flag of Saxony is to be shown in addition to the Germany flag, such as supplemented.

flag in other regions

In the Erzgebirge district, there is a vote on another application from the AfD on Wednesday. However, the situation in the Zwickau district looks different: So far there is no possibility to flag in most schools, as the necessary flag masts are missing. At the same time, the city council in Chemnitz has commissioned the administration to create a guideline for the permanent flagship of urban buildings, which is to be presented in the third quarter of 2023 as a template href = "https://www.stern.de/sgesellschaft/regional/sachsen/fahnen--in-in-sachsen-antraege-zu--an-schulen-35828446.html" Class = "source_1"> stern.de .

In the city of Leipzig, an application from the AfD has already been rejected for flag. At the state level, the AfD submitted an application to the Saxon state parliament in June 2023, with the aim that public schools are constantly flagged with the federal flag. The argument for this application is that the school law contains the mandate to promote love of home and political responsibility. Currently there is only an administrative regulation of the State Chancellery in Saxony for the flagship of employer buildings, which, however, do not specifically refer to schools.

The debate about the flagform in schools and public buildings not only shows current political currents, but also the challenges of identity and belonging in society. While the supporters for strengthening home awareness are pleading, there are critical voices that fear that such measures could damage democracy.