Magdeburg's schools in chaos: forced overtime and their consequences

Magdeburg's schools in chaos: forced overtime and their consequences

The introduction of forced overtime for teachers in Saxony-Anhalt has strongly influenced the school landscape. However, the project, which aimed to improve teaching, now shows significant defects and challenges.

a lack of transparency in the school authorities

More than a year after the introduction of the so -called anticipation hours, the responsible school authorities still lack clarity about the actual conditions in schools. It remains unclear how many overtime hours actually work and how many are booked on the voluntary working time accounts of the teachers. Many teachers complain that they have to wait a long time for the payment of their overtime, which leads to a growing frustration.

The judgment of the Halle Labor Court

A decision by the Halle Labor Court has illustrated how serious the situation is. In a specific case, it was found that default interest rates are due for the period of non -payment, which further underlines the responsibility of the school authorities in the processing of overtime payments. These legal developments show that a reform is urgently needed.

reasons for the lack of teachers

The challenges that arise from the forced hour overtime strengthen the already existing shortage of teachers. Thomas Lippmann, deputy group leader and education policy spokesman, expresses concerns about the increase in sick leave among the teachers. The intended improvement in teaching was only slightly achieved, which questions the objective of the project.

chaotic circumstances and inadequate organization

The overturning introduction of the anticipation hours has led to chaotic conditions. From the outset it was unclear how overtime overtime should be assigned to schools and how the payment organization can be regulated. The inadequate administration and technical support has led to less than half of the overtime requested from the last school year.

The need for reforms in school education

In order to avoid further failure in teacher care, Lippmann demands a re -evaluation of the “anticipation hour” project and sees the need to better support teachers and school management. His demand aims to enable a faster and more flexible process in processing applications and to tackle the problems relating to the forced overtime.

The current situation in schools shows that there is an urgently needed need for action. The country's reaction to these problems could have long-term effects on education policy and teacher care in Saxony-Anhalt.

- Nag