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The government wants body-hugging professions to be tested every two weeks starting January 8. “I’m very, very skeptical about it,” says teacher rep Kimberger.
According to the government announcement, as of January 8, all occupational groups related to the body must be tested for Sars-CoV-2 infection every two weeks. Teachers, however, resist this regulation. “I see it very, very skeptical,” emphasized on Tuesday the highest representative of teachers Paul Kimberger (FCG). More proof is absolutely necessary, but you want to rely on conviction rather than duress. A disputed mandatory vaccination for teachers is currently unthinkable for him.
In the mass test of teachers, more than 70 percent participated voluntarily, Kimberger emphasized the great commitment of educators. In the total population, it was just under 23 percent. Furthermore, mass testing can only contribute to safe school operations anyway if students are also assessed. “Otherwise, it’s just a measure again.”
Student exams and quick exams required
In addition to testing the students, Kimberger is calling for faster tests at schools so that suspected cases can be cleared up immediately. According to the Ministry of Education, rapid antigen tests have been used in schools in all federal states except Vienna for a good week. “In practice, however, that has not yet come,” says Kimberger.
In addition, the president of the ARGE teachers in GÖD continues to advocate that schools can switch to shift work independently. Finally, a solution is needed for the issue of school transport: it does not make much sense to observe distance rules and hygiene measures in schools when children and young people have to go to school in crowded means of transport.
Regulation for pregnant women?
Kimberger also sees the need for regulation regarding the special issue of pregnant teachers: It was recently decided in parliament that pregnant women in professions with close physical contact should be released from the beginning of the 14th week of pregnancy with full salary. “However, there are those who say that this does not affect all pregnant teachers. In my opinion, that is unacceptable.”
Currently, Kimberger has no sympathy for a discussion about mandatory vaccinations for teachers. It is not even clear if the vaccine only protects against the disease, but not against the transmission of the infection. “And here also for me it is about conviction and not coercion.”
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