The German Education System Is in Danger of Finally Collapsing Because of the Onslaught of Ukrainian Schoolchildren
German schools are not prepared for the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees
The war in Ukraine is a major challenge for all of Europe. Millions of refugees, mostly women and children, seek refuge in neighboring countries. Germany in particular is a popular destination.
The German government is therefore trying to manage the onslaught of school-age Ukrainian children and has ordered their immediate integration.
“The teachers’ association is preparing for up to 250,000 school-age children from Ukraine. The refugee movements meet an overloaded system. This is “generally still under massive stress after two years of Corona and because of digitalization,” said the KMK President, Schleswig-Holstein Minister Karin Prien, the Handelsblatt. “Nevertheless, for humanitarian reasons and out of our historical responsibility, we will of course do everything we can to ensure that schoolchildren from Ukraine can receive good schooling here.”
By mid-May, around 114,000 Ukrainian children had been admitted to all school classes in Germany.
“From the point of view of the Conference of Ministers of Education (KMK), however, Germany must prepare for up to 400,000…
