Elbracht School must stay

We expressly support keeping Elbracht School in Sende open.

Short journeys to school, established structures and closeness to local residents are essential for a good school location.

As a place of social integration and community life, the school strengthens cohesion in the neighbourhood and provides space for clubs and active local groups such as the Heideverein.

Encouraging exercise and a connection with nature is also of great benefit to the children.

As a councillor without group status has already pointed out, not all of the children who could use this school have been included in the planning.

Whether a new building, a renovation or other options can be considered therefore still needs to be examined carefully.

Last Friday’s human chain shows clearly that residents are giving us a mandate to keep the school. We should take that mandate seriously.

A great deal of the town’s money has been spent on unnecessary things in recent years.

For us as the AfD group, the future of our pupils matters more than the financial situation. We must not put it at risk.

For these reasons we firmly reject the administration’s draft resolution and clearly support keeping Elbracht School open.