the Federal Minister of justice Katarina Barley (SPD) in favour of the weekly climate protests from students. “The young people demonstrating for the protection of the climate and so involved, is great,” said Barley of the “Passauer Neue Presse”. “This does away with the prejudice that young people would be active enough and not politically involved.”
It deserve a “high respect” that the students go for their future on the road. “Such young people we want,” said Barley. The Minister of justice, in this context, to allow young people more political participation and the voting age should be reduced. “We should introduce a right to vote from the age of 16.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) supported the student demonstrations. They welcome the fact that young people are urge to do something against the global warming, Merkel said in her on Saturday released a video podcast, without explanation, that the demonstrations often fall into the class time.
In Germany, are gathering currently, under the Motto of “Fridays for Future” every Friday in many cities, pupils and students during class time to protest against lack of action against climate change. The demonstrations are not without controversy, since they take place during school time. As Minister of education, Anja Karliczek (CDU) recently said, reject the student strikes during the teaching time.
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Merkel said: “I know that the students want things faster, for example, the phase-out of coal.” But it is going to bring economic force with the objectives of climate protection in line. Therefore, the German Coal phase-out by 2038 should be. “That seems to be from the perspective of the students, perhaps for a very long time, but it is very, and I advertising, to understand this,” said the Chancellor.
debate about the compulsory education
The Engagement has triggered a debate on compulsory education. Merkel’s party colleague, the Federal Minister of education, Anja Karliczek (CDU) insisted last updated on compliance. Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) defended the Demos, not stressed, referring to the compulsory education but also the permanently feasible. Hamburg school Senator Ties Rabe (SPD) was blind to the for this time, an eye, and insisted, in principle, but also on the school visit. “Otherwise, every day is in the future, for any reason, the school – problems and occasions, there is enough in the world.”
The Deputy FDP Chairman: Katja Suding wrote in a guest post for the “NordWest-Zeitung”, you respect the commitment though. “It plays an important role in the Form in which it is engaged politically. In Germany, school attendance is mandatory; for all, and regardless of the political setting.“ The young people should better go in their spare time on the road.
“Real Abseiler I watch hardly any”
From the point of view of the President of the German teachers ‘ Association, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, the demonstrations, the strike, students in the vast majority is a real concern. “Real Abseiler, not only for the climate Demo, to to class, I observe,” said Meidinger, the “Passauer Neue Presse”.
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nonetheless, the regular student strikes were on free days it is a balancing act. “We want to, on the one hand an education for the politically Mature citizen. We can’t leave it to but also students and parents, whether one goes to school or not,“ said Meidinger. There is a compulsory attendance in the classroom and a duty of supervision of the school. At the high school, which he directs, he let the missed lessons to catch up on. (AFP, epd)