Germany's lengthy pandemic school closures hit migrant pupils hardest

InfoMigrants
By
Benjamin Bathke
Published on : 2021/05/24
Migrant children and teenagers in Germany are disproportionately affected by the country's longer than average lockdowns, experts say. They warn that the widening education gap between migrant pupils and their native peers could derail efforts to integrate the hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in Germany.
"My son had picked up German fast, and we were very proud of him," said Um Wajih, a Syrian mother of two. But then came the pandemic.
During the six-week shutdown that started in March last year, Wajih's son wasn't able to attend his Berlin school in person. Consequently, the 9-year-old's German worsened significantly, a teacher told her. Wajih was saddened but not surprised.

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