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Representatives of the staff of the Viennese compulsory school teachers presented an open letter. The reason is numerous complaints that have been presented to you. The letter is addressed to Jürgen Czernohorsky, the city’s councilor for education, but Mayor Michael Ludwig is also said to have received it.
In an open letter published on Monday, the “Vienna State Teachers’ Representation of Personnel”, in the person of President Thomas Krebs, violently criticizes the city of Vienna. In the letter, the Vienna City Councilor for Education, Jürgen Czernohorsky (SPÖ), is asked to ensure a professional environment for the school to start next Monday, May 18, 2020.
In concrete terms, Krebs accuses the city council and MA 56 subordinate, responsible for school operations, of “insufficiently” preparing the school administration and state teachers for the restart. “The practical and unspoken approach of the City of Vienna and MA 56 triggers misunderstanding in many places and presents our locations with more problems,” says the letter.
He, Cancer, has been trying to raise awareness in the city since mid-March that schools need to have sufficient means of protection. In the first few weeks he had been told that washing hands with cold soapy water was enough. Her suggestion that there was no water connection in every class in many new school buildings was initially ignored.
Leaky Disinfectant Dispenser
But if you think that the city has done its homework from the point of view of the masters, you are wrong. In the letter, Krebs explains that the funds made available by the city “are far from sufficient and that the quality and nature of the funds are not suitable for school use.” Masks were apparently handed out which had to be put together first.
“The State of Vienna massively neglects the duty of care” – Thomas Krebs
The next rebuke will shake your head even more. The hand sanitizer provided by the city of Vienna is apparently too liquid for donors. This would “systematically leak” from donors. Another point of criticism: the staff representative was apparently involved in “not a single measure regarding the means of protection.”
Teachers must disinfect classes.
Furthermore, the instructions to teachers apparently indicate that teachers are expected to have to deal with class disinfection in addition to their teaching work. This instruction creates the impression that this work should be “passed on” to the teaching staff and school leadership. Cancer demands certainty “who is responsible for this work.” In his opinion, it should be “personnel familiar with hygiene standards”. In general, the “non-professional approach” would jeopardize the health of all those present at the school.
As a final appeal, Krebs Czernohorszky organizes to remedy these “complaints” until the start of school next Monday. “The city of Vienna is asked to finally take seriously the challenges in terms of and for the protection of children, educators and parents,” he concludes.
The city of Vienna speaks
On the part of the city of Vienna, in response to cancer allegations, “it goes without saying that starting schools is a great challenge for schools across Austria.” The city of Vienna will deliver 4,000 liters of hand sanitizer to schools this week. 17,000 disposable masks are said to still find their way to schools. “As soon as we receive more materials, they will be delivered to the schools immediately,” says the Vienna school department.
Even if the information from the federal government for the school area came very quickly, the city quickly ordered around 100,000 masks and 30,000 masks for children, disinfectants, etc. for kindergartens and schools. Here they work with high pressure. Regarding cancer, Czernohorszky said he takes suggestions for improvement “very seriously,” but “finds it strange” when he tries to make fun of school employees.
