Dresden (dpa/sn) - Compared to other federal states, there are still too few inclusive schools in Saxony, according to the state commissioner for the disabled. Only in Saxony-Anhalt did more pupils attend a special needs school than in an inclusive school than in Saxony. Even if the rate here in Saxony has improved, it is still below the national average, said the state commissioner for the disabled, Michael Welsch, in Dresden on Friday.
According to the Ministry of Education, around 430,000 students go to 1,390 public schools in the Free State. Around 18,000 girls and boys are taught in 135 special needs schools. The Ministry was unable to provide any information on how many children and young people with special educational needs including schools attended.
"There is still a long way to go on the way to an inclusive school system," said Welsch. The commissioner expects important impetus from the establishment of an independent advisory board agreed in the coalition agreement.
On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day on Saturday (December 10), federal and state commissioners for people with disabilities called for more inclusive schooling. Current figures from the Conference of Ministers of Education show that inclusive education cannot be provided across the board in Germany.
