Mr. Vice Chancellor Kogler, why are you putting pressure on compulsory schools at the start of school?

In the spring, the compulsory school teachers’ union successfully concluded its negotiations with officials from the Ministry of Education on a relief package for compulsory schools. This included the introduction of administrators at each location. Legally prepared and resource-secured by the Ministry of Finance, the expectation of all compulsory schools was that this milestone in terms of pedagogical-administrative support for school management and class leaders would become reality on September 2nd. Especially in times of staff shortages, administrative support for the directorates would be important so that they could devote more time to the educational management of their schools. It would have taken just a small amendment to Vice Chancellor Kogler’s educational service so that Parliament could have passed the negotiated relief package with a broad majority. But this has not happened to this day.

“Why are you doing this to compulsory schools, Mr. Vice Chancellor? Why do you remain inactive? By refusing to work, you are putting an additional burden on our teachers,” said Thomas Bulant, chairman of the SLÖ, angrily to the Vice Chancellor. “The Austrian compulsory schools expect that, in consultation with their coalition partner, they will get the problem under control by the start of school in the east so that the Ministry of Education can at least release the resources for the administrative work of teachers under the old service law. There would be a legal possibility for this. It’s entirely up to your political will.”