Overview
- Mayor Tobias Schick outlined proposals to expand public video monitoring and tighten school discipline after a rise in incidents, particularly in Sachsendorf.
- Schick cited strong public support for more cameras and said strict data-protection rules and the Ordnungsbehördengesetz currently limit deployment.
- Following a Cottbus security conference, Interior Minister René Wilke said targeted video surveillance can help and announced plans to change the law to make municipal use easier.
- Planned school measures include faster transfers or removals of repeatedly disruptive pupils and a push to lower the age of criminal responsibility for severe repeat offenders.
- Political shifts may affect implementation, with Wilke set to move to health and social affairs and CDU leader Jan Redmann expected as interior minister after advocating expanded surveillance in 2024.