In March 2025, the Conference of Education Ministers (Bildungsministerkonferenz) and the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma (Zentralrat der deutschen Sinti und Roma) adopted and presented their first joint recommendations on preventing and specifically combating antiziganism in schools. Children and young people should develop an awareness of and advocate for the protection of Sinti and Roma from discrimination in society. 

The main points of the recommendations are: 

• Awareness and knowledge: The recommendations emphasize the need to spread knowledge about antigypsyism and to raise awareness of its various manifestations. This is crucial in order to effectively combat antigypsyism. 

• Mandatory curriculum content: Addressing the persecution and Holocaust of Sinti and Roma is an indispensable part of the curriculum. However, the discussion must not be reduced to the perspective of the victims. 

• Self-empowerment and resistance: The recommendations emphasize the importance of teaching forms of self-empowerment and resistance among Sinti and Roma. The integral contribution of Sinti and Roma to German culture should also be made visible. 

• Cooperation with self-organizations: The conference recommends cooperation with Sinti and Roma self-organizations and anti-discrimination agencies to ensure comprehensive education and support. 

The Conference of Ministers of Education will support the implementation of the recommendations in the individual states and evaluate them after a certain period of time to determine whether the goal of sustainably combating antigypsyism in schools is being achieved. 

Source: National Unit Germany (Länder)