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Kretschmann Sparks Debate Over Teacher Civil Servant StatusKretschmann rejects teacher civil servant status, prompting CDU and unions to defend 90% of Baden-Württemberg’s teachers who hold it.
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- Minister President Kretschmann questioned the necessity of civil servant status for teachers, calling the discussion unproductive.
- The CDU criticized Kretschmann’s comments and expressed strong support for teachers working under challenging conditions.
- Unions stressed that teachers perform sovereign duties and that maintaining their status is essential to keep schools strike-free.
- About 90% of the roughly 120,000 teachers in Baden-Württemberg are civil servants, ensuring their financial independence and school neutrality.
Teachers lay the foundation for democracy, security, and social cohesion to be possible at all.— Gerhard Brand, state chairman of the VBE, regarding the importance of teachers for society.
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- Winfried Kretschmann considers the civil servant status for teachers unnecessary, noting that employed teachers perform equally well.
- He calls the debate unproductive since no federal state is willing to give up civil servant status for educators.
- Kretschmann recalls past attempts to employ teachers without civil servant status that were ultimately reversed.
- He points out the high financial costs involved in abolishing this status for teachers.
No, it's actually not needed.— Winfried Kretschmann, Minister President, in response to the question of whether the civil servant status for teachers is absolutely necessary.
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