Saxony Blocks Far-Right Figure’s Daughter from Teacher Training
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Saxony Blocks Far-Right Figure's Daughter from Teacher Training
- A prospective teacher, identified as the daughter of prominent New Right publisher Götz Kubitschek, has been barred from a teaching traineeship in Saxony due to concerns about her allegiance to the constitution.
- The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony dismissed her appeal on September 21, 2026, upholding the Ministry of Culture's decision based on findings by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
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A recent decision by the Higher Administrative Court of Saxony has upheld the denial of a teaching traineeship to a woman, identified as the daughter of far-right publisher Götz Kubitschek, for a German and music teaching position at a high school in Dresden. The court’s ruling, made on September 21, 2026, found that doubts about her loyalty to the constitution were justified.
The Saxony Ministry of Culture initially denied her application following information from parents and an assessment by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution. According to the Ministry and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the applicant herself holds anti-constitutional, far-right views. Saxony’s Minister of Education, Konrad Clemens, emphasized that the decision was based on the individual’s personal convictions, not her familial relationships.
The court rejected the applicant’s argument that her attendance at events hosted by the Institute for State Policy (IfS) between 2022 and 2025 were solely for family reasons. Götz Kubitschek is a key figure of Germany’s “New Right” and co-founded the IfS, a think tank that promotes neo-rightist ideas. Teachers in Germany are required to pledge allegiance to the constitution. This case underscores the strict standards applied in civil service law regarding individuals with anti-constitutional tendencies, particularly in the teaching profession where individuals work directly with students. The applicant may still consider filing a constitutional complaint.