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Student shows right-wing extremist gesture in Auschwitz – parents defend themselves!
Two students from the Greifswald fishing school show right-wing extremist gestures in Auschwitz, expulsion and legal dispute follow.
Student shows right-wing extremist gesture in Auschwitz – parents defend themselves!
An incident that is causing a stir in education policy: two students from the Fischerschule in Greifswald recorded a video during a visit to the former Auschwitz concentration camp in which they showed a right-wing extremist gesture. In the clip, posted on TikTok, the student is seen performing the so-called "white power hand sign," a symbol that represents white supremacy in far-right circles. What is particularly striking is that the student was wearing a T-shirt from the Lonsdale brand and a belt from the Thor Steinar brand, which are considered insignia in right-wing extremist milieus. Uckermark courier reports that the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry of Education only became aware of the incident at the beginning of June because the school did not report the incident in time.
After the Ministry of Education intervened, the school management responded and filed a criminal complaint with the police. The two ninth graders were expelled from school, which is the strictest measure according to school law in MV. As a result, the students have to leave school but are transferred to other educational institutions in order to obtain the same qualifications. Interestingly, the parents of the two boys have already announced legal action against the expulsion from school and urgent proceedings are underway so that the transfer can be carried out as quickly as possible. However, the affected students are suspended until the matter is resolved.
Another example of right-wing extremist gestures
This event is not the first of its kind. A similar incident occurred on March 13, when four students from the Görlitz Scultetus High School posed in Auschwitz-Birkenau and deliberately showed the “white power hand sign”. Here, too, the image was spread via social media, but the school reacted quickly with discussions and measures ranging from social hours in a workshop for the disabled to expulsions from school management. The spokesman for the memorial was very concerned: “Such gestures are particularly painful in a place where millions of people were murdered.” MDR reported.
The incidents highlight a worrying trend: according to a study Mirror The spread of right-wing extremist attitudes has increased in recent years, particularly among young people. The sociologist Johannes Kiess observes that social media is fueling this trend and that young people are often looking for orientation in a digital space that is increasingly characterized by extreme views.
These developments are alarming and illustrate how important it is to intensify education and dialogue about history and tolerance in schools. Social responsibility as a whole is required here in order to convey clear values to young people and protect them from extremist ideas.