CDU top candidate Manuel Hagel visited a school class in Stuttgart shortly before the state election in Baden-Württemberg. A student asked why inclusion teachers are coming less and less, and Hagel responded: 'Because we have too few positions and train too few teachers. ' The teacher had offered Hagel to explain the greenhouse effect to the students, and he agreed, explaining: 'Between the Earth and the Sun is the atmosphere.
And when it gets thinner, the Sun gets hotter. ' Hagel's explanation of the greenhouse effect is factually incorrect, as additional greenhouse gases like CO2 cause less heat to be released into space, warming the atmosphere and Earth, not thinning the atmosphere. ' The atmosphere in the classroom clearly shifted.
Hagel explained to Welt that the children had many important questions he wanted to discuss, and the teacher had interrupted him several times before, which was not shown, leading to his reaction. The teacher was very critical of Hagel in the contribution and repeatedly asked critical questions, such as about the CDU's demand for a contribution-free compulsory year in kindergarten. Last week, criticism of Hagel arose after a Green Bundestag member posted an eight-year-old video of him on social media, where he made comments about female students.
' A few days before the state election, the Greens and CDU are tied at 28% each in the ZDF Politbarometer, with the Greens gaining three points and the CDU gaining one point compared to the previous week.