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After two weeks, a decision will be made on how to proceed.
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Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP) rejected rumors on Thursday that all schools should be sent to distance education on Monday.
“Higher levels have been in distance education since Tuesday. As agreed, we will evaluate this measure after a two-week period and then decide how to proceed in schools. There is no reason to deviate from this approach,” Faßmann told the APA.
Secondary levels and distance universities
It wasn’t until Tuesday that teaching in upper secondary schools, trade schools, and vocational middle and high schools (BMHS) was initially switched to distance learning in late November as part of the second lockdown. Classroom instruction continues in the elementary, middle and special schools, as well as the lower levels of AHS, but under “increased protective measures.”
Closure: schools and kindergartens remain open
In announcing the second shutdown, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) emphasized that schools and kindergartens would remain open “for the time being” under pressure from many parliamentary parties and governors and that the infection process would be closely monitored. in the place.
Closed opposition against school closings
The opposition is unanimous against a possible closure of all schools starting next week. “Schoolchildren must not become the toy of politics,” read a joint broadcast by the SPÖ, NEOS and FPÖ.
“The incidence of infections in schools is low. Children under the age of 14 in particular are not the cause of the infection and the closure of schools has extremely negative effects on children and families,” said the spokeswoman for education of SPÖ, Sonja Hammerschmidt. There is enough evidence for this. “After all, kindergartens and schools are not just places of social interaction and are therefore particularly important for the very young; their de facto closure in spring also posed massive problems for parents,” Martina argued. Künsberg, his NEOS counterpart.
FPÖ education spokesman Hermann Brückl suspected a different motive. “The attempt to divert attention by closing the school of the misconduct of Interior Minister Nehammer in connection with the terrorist attack last Monday, which most likely could have been easily prevented, is disgraceful,” Brückl said.
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