Crises, disasters and war have long been covered in German schools, at least on an abstract, academic level.

Now, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) wants training for such scenarios in schools. That includes how to use a fire extinguisher, but also how to respond if a fellow student is injured and how to perform CPR.

“My suggestion is that, once every school year, an extended lesson with older pupils is held that covers various possible threat scenarios and how to prepare for them,” he told the Handelsblatt newspaper. How to prepare for crises should be a part of everyday school life, he said.