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More right-wing extremist incidents at schools

More right-wing extremist incidents at schools
The number of incidents with a right-wing extremist background is increasing in Saxony's schools. (Symbolic image) / Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa
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Swastika graffiti, right-wing extremist slogans, Hitler salutes - the number of incidents with a right-wing extremist background is increasing in Saxony's schools.

The number of incidents with a right-wing extremist background is increasing at Saxony's schools. In 2024, schools reported 156 incidents to the State Office for Schools and Education. This was reported by the "Leipziger Volkszeitung" and the "Sächsische Zeitung". According to the Ministry of Education, 149 such incidents were recorded in 2023.

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"Our society as a whole is moving more towards the political fringes. This is a development that is also reflected in schools," spokesperson Clemens Arndt told the newspapers.

In the coronavirus years, the figures were even lower. In 2020, 52 incidents were recorded, in 2021 there were 91 and in 2022 there were 48. 73 incidents were recorded in the pre-corona year.

According to the state education authority, the increase is also partly due to the fact that school administrators are now more aware of special incidents of all kinds. The reported incidents mainly involve the use of anti-constitutional symbols. These include the Hitler salute or swastika graffiti.

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