In the German city of Ulm, the principal of a vocational school complains of soaring violence, female students being harassed, and fear among the teachers, with the story reaching a national audience.
The principal of the school, Lorenz Schulte, speaks of the “massive problem of violence” at the Ferdinand von Steinbeis School.
Schulte stated that five students had to be expelled in just the last two and a half weeks. Among these incidents were mass brawls, bite wounds, and students arranging to fight each other, according to a report from German media outlet Südwest Presse.
🇩🇪🔴 Yara was the last German in her classroom, and she ended up being bullied and stabbed.
Yara was only 6 but was "bullied and ostracized, and in the end even seriously injured."
Yara's father said that parent-teacher meetings required a translator.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) September 16, 2025On Sept. 25, a 17-year-old Syrian is said to have hit a 16-year-old Syrian, who then responded by biting the 17-year-old, according to a report
Schulte said one of the students involved had already been sent to him from another school, and that once in Schulte’s school, the student “didn’t even last a day.”
Three Syrians were also attacked with hammers and metal rods, with police speaking of a serious crime.
The case has even ended up as a topic of discussion in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament. Free Democrat (FDP) MP Dr. Timm Kern expressly praised the principal for his openness:
“The fact that the school opens up and talks about violence is courageous and deserves respect. We must not leave affected schools alone,“ he said.
The school is massive, featuring 2,200 students, many focused on learning valuable trades such as carpentry, construction, and nursing. However, Schulte said that since the start of the school year, insults and fights have increased, while teachers’ fears have grown simultaneously.
🇩🇪🔴 A young German girl spoke of the nightmare she experiences from her Muslim classmates.
"Sometimes they say to me that I’m German. And yeah, then they laugh at me, curse at me and tease me. Others are always Muslim, and they ask me why I am not a Muslim. I said I am a… pic.twitter.com/gggVOm9IPs
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) August 21, 2025Women “harassed every day” for not wearing a headscarf
The rector pointed especially to the VABO classes as the biggest problem areas, with these classes focused on students with a migrant background who have almost no knowledge of the German language.
These classes are focused on integration and language learning, but Schulte notes that girls without headscarves are harassed every day in them.
It is not only students who are facing pressure, as he stated that teachers are also living in fear.
“My colleagues are afraid,” the principal told a school advisory board.
The Vocational School Association (BLV) chairman, Thomas Speck, also spoke in Stuttgart about the growing chaos.
🇩🇪‼️ A 14-year-old schoolgirl was brutally beaten up by a Libyan and Syrian gang of girls, who were known for sharing Islamic State (IS) videos in a chat.
When the victim tried to help her sister, she was pulled to the ground, brutally kicked and taken to hospital.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) July 27, 2025“I am horrified by the recent outbreaks of violence at vocational schools in Ulm. What else has to happen before schools finally receive more support, especially for the integration of young refugees in the VABO classes? The calls for help from school management and our warnings have been ignored for over a year now. At BLV, we expressly support the courageous path of the school management of the Ferdinand von Steinbeis School to make the incidents a public issue. Students and teachers have the right to a conducive learning atmosphere in a safe environment,” said Speck.
If his case was an isolated incident, it may not be of much relevance, but there is currently a national conversation around the issue of mass immigration and violence in German schools. Now, politicians are once again chiming in about fixing the problem, but so far, year after year, the problems appear to be only growing worse.
Just three weeks ago, the state of Baden-Württemberg, where Ulm is located, released shocking 2024 figures on school violence. The data shows that 2,800 students became victims of crime. In addition, 157 teachers were insulted, injured or bullied – an increase of 158 percent.
🇩🇪🚨German classroom nightmare
Teachers mocked, lessons disrupted, and even physical assaults.
"I am no longer in control of the situation. I feel like a failure. The children here are just 12 years old."
Stefan Düll, the president of the German Teachers’ Association, said… pic.twitter.com/fgOsq5JSAd
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 6, 2025Around 36 percent of the suspects are foreigners, 264 violent criminals came from Syria alone, followed by Afghans (72), Ukrainians (67), Iraqis (61) and Kosovars (51). Many other suspects likely have an immigration background, but they are not recorded in the data.
Overall, 40 percent of violent crime suspects in German schools are officially foreigners nationwide. There are now at least two knife attacks a day, on average.
As Remix News has previously, growing diversity is not just an issue in terms of violence, but also educational outcomes, cultural differences, respect for teachers, PISA scores, class disturbances, and growing conflict and division among the students.
In some schools, there are nearly no native German speakers left, with student populations featuring up to 98 percent or more with an immigration background.
