Overcrowded classrooms: Kitzingen relies on container solutions

Overcrowded classrooms: Kitzingen relies on container solutions

The current challenges at Kitzingen's schools clearly show the growing need for educational places in the region. The primary schools in particular are affected by an increase in the number of students, which caused the city administration to find temporary solutions.

increase in the number of students and consequences

In the coming school year 2024/25, around 260 new schooling will be expected in Kitzingen. This number significantly exceeds the registration from previous years. In order to counteract this development, the city administration reacts with the establishment of mobile containers at several schools. This measure is a sign of the growing population in Kitzingen and the associated challenges for educational institutions.

accommodation of the new classes

At the primary school in the settlement, a total of two classes are housed in containers. These are built on a open space in front of the workshop of the middle school. In addition, four new classrooms have to be created at the St. Hedwig School. Thanks to a cooperation with the Evangelical Church, two of these classes can be housed in the Paul-Eber-Haus. For the remaining two classes, however, the use of containers is necessary, which are set up on part of the school yard of the D. Paul-Eber middle school.

long -term solutions necessary

The temporary use of the containers is a pragmatic approach to cover the acute space requirement. The city administration has emphasized that no extensive construction work or clearing is required when it comes to setting up, which makes it easier to implement this solution. However, this also illustrates urgency to find long -term solutions.

planned new primary school in Kitzingen

A new school building is already being planned to better meet future needs. The city plans to build a new primary school in Dagmar-Voßkühler-Straße, opposite the Florian-Geyer-Halle. However, the location is currently still occupied by shopping markets, which according to the current plans should move to a new shopping center in the Marshall Heights. However, this move and the resulting possibility for the new school building will take years, which means that the temporary container solutions are now necessary.

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The measures of the city of Kitzingen to set up temporary container solutions in schools are an expression of a growing need for school places in the region. Caping these challenges not only requires short -term creative approaches, but also sustainable plans to ensure education for the coming generations in Kitzingen.

- Nag