Farewell with thanks: Klaus Dieter Schummel leaves the Jakob Muth School

Farewell with thanks: Klaus Dieter Schummel leaves the Jakob Muth School

Kusel. The farewell to Klaus Dieter Schummel as headmaster of the Jakob-Muth School marks an important moment in the history of the school and in the educational institution as a whole. After 25 years at the school, of which he has been a rector for the past five years, he said goodbye on the last day of school before the summer holidays.

A true lawyer of the children

Klaus Dieter Schummel sees himself as a "lawyer of the child with impairment". His attitude towards children with additional challenges was always shaped by respect and empathy. In his career, he dealt intensively with the needs of the students and always put together cooperation with the parents. For him, this was an essential criterion in his role as a special school teacher.

The role of the school community

The farewell took place at a ceremony, which was opened by the school band with rocking sounds. Deputy headmaster Christian Bauer emphasized how special this discharge ceremony was, since not only students leave school, but also a rector who went through many different stations from teachers to principal. Such personalities often leave not only an institution, but also a feeling of loss in the school community.

A look at the career

Schummel has gone through a remarkable career. Before his time at the Jakob Muth School, he was a teacher at the Pallotti School in Neunkirchen/Saar from 1987 to 1992 and from 1992 to 2000 at the Janusz-Korczak special school. In 2000 he came to the Jakob-Muth School and was finally appointed principal in 2012 and was finally appointed rector in 2019. These experiences have shaped him and influenced his methods in dealing with students with different learning needs.

gratitude and recognition

School and parenting were grateful for Schummel's years of commitment and dedication. Kerstin Mees, the school parents' spokeswoman, and Alexandra Forster from the Add Trier emphasized how much his commitment both the school and the students shaped. His farewell is therefore not only a loss for the institution, but also for the many children he supported.

effects on the school community

The separation from such a defining figure raises questions about the future development of the school. Schummel's philosophy of dealing with every child with respect and empathy will certainly have to form an important basis for the future school management. It is to be hoped that his values and commitment will continue to be part of the culture at the Jakob Muth School.

With the end of this era, the question arises: How is the school continued without Klaus Dieter Schummel? The following school management will be required to maintain the atmosphere of the inclusion and respect he created.

- Nag