After migrant parent pressure, Anne Frank daycare center to be renamed - report
The idea of changing of name of Frank, who tragically died in a concentration camp at the age of 15, has come from migrant parents, according to the daycare center's director. "It is reported that parents with migrant backgrounds feel uncertain about the name and find it challenging to explain to their children," the report said.
City officials remained steadfast in their decision to change the name. According to the report, the renaming is part of a broader concept that aims to celebrate the diversity of the children attending the daycare center, according to Andreas Brohm, the city's mayor.
The BILD newspaper added "Ultimately, the parents and employees wanted a name that was more 'child-friendly' and 'better suited to their concept.' Their needs are more important than the global political situation."
The daycare center has been called Anne Frank since 1970. "Now parents want to rename it to 'World Explorers'," BILD said.
According to the report, Frank no longer aligned with the "new focus on diversity." Brohm stated that the desires of many parents to rename the daycare center held more weight than the global political situation.