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ER Editor: From European Conservative we get this short summary —
Austria’s draft bill banning religious headscarves foresees fines of between €150 and €1,000 for students and parents, if discussion fails. The penalties also cover other breaches of duty and will be detailed in a new “sanctions package” to take effect during the school year.
Following the headscarf ban up to the 8th grade, the Ministry of Education announced further penalties for uncooperative parents. For the first time, parental duties will be explicitly defined, with fines of up to €1,000 for serious violations, such as refusing to attend suspension or dropout meetings or failing to ensure a child attends mandatory summer school.
Repeat and serious violations can trigger higher or multiple fines, preventing one-time “buy-outs.” The ministry says these measures aim to strengthen parental responsibility and promote equal opportunities for all students.
Our featured image is taken from this 2024 Kronen Zeitung (Austria) report titled —
Muslims already the largest group in elementary school!
The latest data collection by the Department of Education on religious denomination in Viennese elementary school is quite something. Just six years ago, the majority of Vienna’s pupils were Christian. But now Islam is the number one religion in the classrooms of the federal capital.
According to the latest survey of religious denominations, 35 percent of pupils in public elementary school are Muslim. 26 percent have no religious denomination. Only 21 percent are Roman Catholic. 13 percent of pupils are Orthodox. Two percent are Protestant and two percent belong to another denomination. The official figures were presented on Tuesday morning by Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Education Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS).
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“It’s A Sign Of Oppression!” – Austria Plans Headscarf Ban For Girls Under-14 In Schools
Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix news
The Austrian government will move ahead this week with plans to ban headscarves for girls under 14 in schools, a measure officials frame as promoting equality.
In an interview with Bild cited by Welt, Integration Minister Claudia Plakolm of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) said,“I want girls, regardless of their religion, to have the same opportunities in our free and Western society. And that’s why I see the headscarf for girls under 14 as a sign of oppression.”
The proposed law sets out a staged response to violations: first, a conversation with the girl concerned, then with her parents, followed by possible involvement of youth welfare authorities. Repeated breaches could result in administrative penalties. Plakolm stressed that the measure would apply only in schools and educational institutions, not in public spaces.
“Public space is rightly a very well-protected area, and that’s something that probably wouldn’t stand up in a constitutional court,”she said.
The minister also linked the proposal to broader changes in Austria’s migration and integration policy.
She said the government plans a “three-year integration phase” for asylum seekers and migrants, during which they will receive only an integration allowance rather than full social benefits.
“There will be no social assistance during this integration phase, but only an integration allowance, and the amount will depend on how willing people are to fulfill their integration obligations,” Plakolm explained.
The move follows an announcement made by Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS) in June for newly arriving children and teenagers to undergo a one-semester integration course prior to starting school.
Under the new system, children will first attend a semester-long orientation class (ER: As educators ourselves, this likely isn’t long enough by any stretch, but the idea is solid) where they will acquire basic German language skills to facilitate communication, fundamental school skills, such as writing, using scissors, and following classroom etiquette, and social values, including respect, equality, and tolerance.
The opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) insisted the move manages the symptoms and fails to address the root cause of mass immigration.
A previous headscarf ban in elementary schools, introduced in 2019 by a coalition of conservatives and the Freedom Party, was struck down by Austria’s Constitutional Court. Plakolm argued that the new version comes with accompanying measures aimed at helping young women live self-determined lives. She emphasized that “the new law is not a measure against Islam.”
Austria’s Muslim community has previously clashed with Plakolm over her rhetoric. In July, the Islamic Religious Community in Austria (IGGÖ) said it was “deeply disturbed” after she described the headscarf as a “symbol of oppression” that must not be permitted in schools. The group warned at the time that her remarks threatened religious freedom and stigmatized Muslim girls.
The move comes amid mounting tensions in Austria’s schools. In October last year, a survey by the Vienna teachers’ union found rising difficulties linked to mass immigration, with many children facing language barriers and some schools reporting extreme incidents.
According to the Kronen Zeitung, these included assaults on teachers, requests from parents that staff wear burqas, and even mock executions staged by pupils. One middle school headmistress described the problems but requested anonymity, citing fear of reprisals.
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