Basel Parliament Basel parliamentary committee rejects remedial classes initiative
The Education and Culture Committee (BKK) of the Basel Parliament rejected the remedial classes initiative by 10 votes to 2 with 1 abstention. Instead, the majority supported the government's counter-proposal. However, it supplements this with the possibility of creating remedial classes, but only in the case of learning difficulties and learning disorders.
28.06.2024, 12:23
SDA
The BKK's second amendment aims in a different direction, as can be seen from the report published on Friday: teachers are to be supported in the classroom with double staffing in curative and socio-educational settings. The majority of the commission wants to "send a signal to strengthen inclusive schools", according to the BKK's statement.
The support class initiative submitted in 2022 wants to end inclusive education and return pupils with behavioral problems to separate classes. The government countered the initiative with a package of measures that includes offers such as learning islands and support groups.
Support classes with a different focus than in the initiative
The BKK supplemented this with the possibility of remedial classes, but these would only be intended for children and young people with general learning difficulties or a pronounced learning disorder. There should therefore be no return to the former small classes, as the BKK report states. The principle of integration before separation should be upheld. The BKK wants to leave it up to the schools to decide whether they want to use remedial classes.
The commission does not consider remedial classes to be suitable for pupils with conspicuous behavior that is not attributable to learning difficulties. The BKK is therefore in favor of the possible use of remedial classes, but is focusing on a different target group than the initiative, it continues.
