At the Steglitz elementary school on the Bäke, a seven year old black student is supposed to be already for months been the victim of racist abuse by older classmates. In the past few weeks, the Situation had escalated. From the environment of the young, it was reported on Tuesday that he had been attacked “by several pupils of the sixth class and knocked unconscious”. The school Director confirmed this representation.
“we have received reports from bystanders that he stumbled without external influence”, – said in a message, the sent to the school on Tuesday afternoon. He fell on his face and had sustained abrasions. An ambulance brought him to a hospital. Further, the head of the school, said in a letter to Parents, in connection with this accident, expressed by “allegations of racist Statements and actions towards this child with all the available institutions to address”.
The anti-discrimination Commissioner was informed in the Morning
school supervision, school psychology, school station and the anti-discrimination on be. In addition, the school head pointed out that it was already in the afternoon with the Parents ‘ associations and parents: “We remain in close contact and inform closely about the latest developments. Our efforts should not have resorted to yet sufficient, we regret it deeply and apologize to the Victims,” the Letter reads.
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order is Also the spokeswoman for the administration for education Beate Stoffers, referred on Tuesday: “We take the incident very seriously,” she said and informed that the anti-discrimination officer already in the Morning in the school had gone to inform about the incident.
According to Stoffers information had complained of the Boy in the past year, but on Monday of last week compared to his teacher about the Assault. “The class teacher was supposed to meet the boys for last Thursday, that he Exercise shows you a together, which the boys tease him,” says Stoffers. It was not, but then, because the Boy was overthrown on Wednesday. The contradiction between the representation of the environment of the young, and the Reports from the school Stoffers could not resolve.
In the Letter, which was apparently sent by a friend of the family, it is said, the Boy had been abused for over a year in the school as a “Negro”. Also it had been pulled down his pants, “because he has a different skin color”. In addition, he was spit on and “face beaten”. Ultimately, the mother of the boy, two teachers have informed “daily incidents”, which had then been discussed in a school meeting. Also the school psychological service had been informed. Unfortunately, nothing had changed. “Quite the contrary”.
Stoffers had commissioned of this no other allegations have no knowledge, and also the anti-discriminatory indexation of which was not reported, told the daily mirror. Although there had been a school aid conference, but to another topic.
On all levels, it’s about respect, it means
“If there are reports of incidents, these will be processed in accordance with the emergency plans of us systematically with the school of psychology and the crisis team. Weekly case conferences in the management team for many years to the school life”, – stated in the recent communication of the school leader. They have formed a crisis team with the accompaniment of the school psychological service and in the year 2018 a study day on the topic of bullying organized, “to raise the awareness of teachers and educators”.
in Addition, there is an Anti-bullying concept in the nursery and from the first classes, training, social Learning with the school station. In addition, there is a class Council and the pupil Parliament and school station, trained mediator. The parents had called the Initiative “Respect”. This is about improving the communication of children with each other.
The current allegations are now to be taken as a reason “to take further measures and to identify blind spots, to be able to all the children a happy school,” says the rector.
The school inspection praised the school
the latest report of The school inspection confirms the many efforts of the school for a violence-free life: “The conflict management of the school is effectively incidents in the prevention and handling of Violence In the weekly line round the current cases be advised, there are clear appointments to a uniform approach in the case of conflicts”, was praised by the inspectors in February 2018.
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For children and parents in problem situations, the school station is an effective point of contact, training and on an ongoing basis pupils to Dispute and arbitrators. The development of “effective structures and measures for social Learning” is named in the inspection report even explicitly as a strength of the school and the club “Tandem”, the care of the hoard of the school, identifies as a priority, “children in their diversity, to perceive, to respect and promote”.
