In January 2024, Bavarian school principal Roland Feucht publicly urged people to join a demonstration for democracy and social diversity at his school. But his call had consequences. Several members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) submitted a so-called Kleine Anfrage in the Bavarian state parliament, accusing Feucht and other school principals of violating the political neutrality required of those working for the state. The lawmakers asked whether the Bavarian state government would initiate disciplinary action against the principal.  Feucht stood by his actions, and the Bavarian state government saw no reason to criticize his conduct. Nevertheless, Simone Fleischmann, chair of the Bavarian teachers' association, argued that the political consequences were significant: "Every one of those questions makes you, as a teacher, pause," she told the political TV magazine Kontraste .  "As a teacher, it makes you wonder: Should I do this?…