German trainee teacher excluded over far-right father's events; legal challenge looms

A trainee teacher in Saxony was removed from probationary service for attending events hosted by her father, right-wing extremist Götz Kubitschek. A constitutional law professor calls the measure 'collective punishment,' signaling a likely legal dispute over the limits of civil servants' political freedom. The case tests Germany's rules on political loyalty for public employees against individual rights.