The municipal council rejects the change of plan: Home children in Bennewitz have to leave school country home because of alleged asylum accommodation

The municipal council rejects the change of plan: Home children in Bennewitz have to leave school country home because of alleged asylum accommodation

for a fee for fear of asylum accommodation? Home children in Bennewitz have to leave school campus

In the school camp of Bennewitz (Leipzig district), eight Saxon children currently live in a curative education DRK living group. In order to continue to look after them there, the local council should have changed the land use plan. He declined - out of worry about an alleged asylum accommodation?

Bennewitz. This decision has consequences for eight Saxon children from problem families: In its most recent meeting, the municipal council Bennewitz had rejected a conversion of the school campus for the curative educational residential group "Am Planitzwald" of the DRK district association Muldental.

Background: Supervision of home children in curative education residential group

The curative education residential group "Am Planitzwald" of the DRK district association Muldental in Bennewitz currently houses eight children between eight and 14 years from partly sorned-up families. The children are cared for intensively to offer them support in difficult life situations. The residential group offers the children a stable and structured environment in which they can grow up and develop.

rejection of the plan change by the municipal council

The municipality of Bennewitz had previously discussed a change in the land use plan in order to enable permanent use of the school country as a residential group. However, the local council rejected the change of plan. As a reason, the fear of an alleged asylum accommodation was mentioned, although there were no concrete plans for such accommodation.

uncertain future for the home children

The rejection of the plan change now has consequences for the eight home children in Bennewitz. Since the land use plan does not identify the site for residential purposes, but for recovery purposes, the residential group must leave the school camp. The future of the children in relation to their accommodation and care is uncertain.

summary

The municipal council Bennewitz has rejected a plan change that would have made permanent use of the school country as a residential group for curative education care for problematic children. As a reason, the unfounded fear of alleged asylum accommodation was cited. The eight home children now have to leave the school campus and their future with regard to accommodation and support is uncertain.