The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Christian teacher in Berlin banned from wearing crucifix necklace Berlin's neutrality law is most often discussed in relation to the Islamic headscarf. But one Christian teacher has found that it applies to other religions as well. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/christian-teacher-in-berlin-banned-from-wearing-crucifix-necklace Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:17:52 +0200 christian-teacher-in-berlin-banned-from-wearing-crucifix-necklace Muslim teacher wins €9,000 in Berlin discrimination case The Muslim woman won an appeal before a Berlin-Brandenburg court on Thursday, and is set to receive nearly €9,000 after she was rejected from a teaching job due to her headscarf. https://www.thelocal.de/20170209/muslim-teacher-wins-9000-in-berlin-discrimination-case Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:27:12 +0100 muslim-teacher-wins-9000-in-berlin-discrimination-case Teacher overpaid quarter of a million euros. No one notices The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has taken a teacher to court after accidentally paying her €237,000 in unearned salary. https://www.thelocal.de/20160628/teacher-paid-extra-237k-by-mistake-accident-nrw-fraud Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:22:42 +0200 teacher-paid-extra-237k-by-mistake-accident-nrw-fraud Teacher takes pupil to court for calling him 'retarded' A teacher in Düsseldorf has taken a student at a special-needs school to court over a Facebook post which he said made him look ridiculous. https://www.thelocal.de/20160607/teacher-takes-pupil-to-court-for-calling-him-retarded Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:23:39 +0200 teacher-takes-pupil-to-court-for-calling-him-retarded Teacher works for years with fake qualifications A state teacher who worked for four years at a school in a north German town of Mölln faked her qualifications, a regional newspaper revealed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130430/49457 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:30:00 +0200 49457