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Suddenly, students are shouting xenophobic slogans. The Louisenlund boarding school is shocked by the Nazi scandal at a party in the youth center.
Kiel – The weekly “student party” is an institution at the Louisenlund boarding school in Güby. Every Thursday at 7 p.m. there is a small celebration in the youth center. Usually, people watch football, dance or sing there. Last week, on May 23, that was also the case.
Nazi slogans at “student party” in Louisenlund boarding school: “L’Amour Toujours” is shown here every week
“The song ‘L’ Amour Toujours’ is part of the regular repertoire,” explains foundation director Dr. Peter Rösner. The very same disco anthem, which, with its xenophobic slogans, has degenerated into an unpleasant melody for right-wing ideology, culminating in the Nazi scandal on Sylt.
Young people are chanting “Foreigners out,” now also at the elite boarding school Louisenlund. The incident at the most recent “student party” was first made public via local media, and now the boarding school management has responded in a detailed statement.
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What happened? Around 40 students were in the student house on Thursday, at the bar and on the dance floor, explains Rösner. Then Gigi D’Agostino was put on, as in the weeks before. This time, however, not everyone stuck to the original text. A teacher present “thought she heard ‘foreigner out’ from the general volume.”
According to the headmaster, the teacher was Sylt-Incidents and reacted very quickly: “She immediately switched off the system as a reflex, went to the dance floor and clearly pointed out to the students their obvious misbehavior. She ended the party and sent the students to bed to think about it.” The teacher had a personal conversation with some of the students.
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What do the students say? It wasn’t meant that way. “They aren’t xenophobic, they just wanted to imitate the video,” the students objected, according to the headmaster. Overall, however, the young people who were actively involved showed understanding, said Rösner: “They deeply regret this misconduct and are prepared to accept any sanctions from the school as punishment.” The chants were created in a “moment of great stupidity.”
Interesting side note from an internal letter sent to the SHZ Many students from Louisenlund are said to be regular guests at the “Pony” bar on Sylt. It is striking that right-wing excesses are taking place in the upscale milieu.
Louisenlund boarding school excludes students involved from school
How is the school reacting? Eight young people have been identified who have actively participated in the slogans. They will be excluded from school and boarding school for a week, during which time they will volunteer for social organizations. The young people should “reflect on their behavior in terms of unthinkingly imitating activities that are obviously objectionable,” writes Rösner. He also states: “The pedagogical processing of the behavior is my personal responsibility as head of the Louisenlund Foundation.”
Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of Education, Karin Prien (CDU), also commented on the incident in Louisenlund. She said: “All students must be aware that singing such slogans is not a joke.” Youthful exuberance or alcohol are no justification for racist chants. In order to prevent further imitations, it is important to make it clear to young people what the consequences of such chants are.
“The student body as a whole is completely shocked, angry and depressed”
How do uninvolved students react? “The student body as a whole is completely shocked, angry and depressed that such a scene occurred in Louisenlund,” explains foundation director Rösner. The school community is defending itself against the image that was created in the first articles about the incident at the “student party”. “These articles do not describe the student body in Louisenlund. The student body and the school as a whole strictly reject any form of xenophobia or hatred of foreigners.” Gigi D’Agostino’s “L’Amour Toujours” has now been removed from the party playlist. similar to the “Pony” bar on Sylt. (moe/dpa)
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