This is how the school should function until December 7 «kleinezeitung.at

Kindergartens and elementary schools remain open for the children of those parents who cannot stay home despite the crown closure. Starting next week, distance education will also be compulsory in universities.

Since Claudia gigler | 7:43 p.m., November 14, 2020

“We will return to schools on December 7,” promised the Minister of Education. Heinz Fassmann. However: “It will not be the same school as before.” After returning it will be vstricter hygiene conditions as well as the obligation to carry the Oral and nasal protection for everyone over 10 years old give, in addition to shift work, a change to additional classrooms, FFP2 masks for teachers.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz explained why it couldn’t go on like this, but for the next two and a half weeks, 14 net school days, schools will be closed too, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz explained: Unfortunately, it is not true that children are not contagious. The total incidence in seven days recently reached 550 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. To contain the epidemic, a value of 50 must be reached. The value for children is less than the average value, but still five times the cutoff value of 50: About 250 out of 100,000 children ages 10 to 14 contracted the virus.

The change applies from next Tuesday, Nov. 16 so there’s still Monday for reorganization. The very big and the very small are especially important to Fassmann. These are the rules in detail:

• For high school graduates classes were canceled in the spring. They will definitely return on December 7, Faßmann said, “and they have high priority.” In either case, there will be additional remedial classes for them to bridge the gaps.
• Also high schoolwho have been trained in distance education for three weeks will return on December 7th. “Why window day?” Faßmann was asked. The minister dryly: “Because now every day is important.”
• High school students They were allowed to go to school normally, now they also have to stay home. Upon returning on December 7, all students age 10 and older must wear a mask.
• Primary schools and kindergartens They are not closed, but children are encouraged to stay home as well. They are also taught remotely. Elementary schools and kindergartens are, however It has not been closed, Instead, they remain open to those children whose parents cannot stay home or who need special educational support, because parents cannot help them enough, because they do not have access to computers, etc. The meticulous distinction between parents in “System Critical Professions” works and others are ignored. However, the stay in the health center is not a lesson, but a kind of supervision.

Schoolwork and exams will be postponed until after December 7, so Faßmann. “And we will also make sure there is no overload after the reopening.” Performance evaluation can also be done through cooperation. In any case, no new material should be discussed during the confinement period, but what has been taught so far should be consolidated.

For universities As of next week, the obligation of distance education will finally apply as well: so far, conferences have also been held as face-to-face events at individual institutes, and universities invoke their independence. Now only labs and other events can be physically held where there is no distance.

Meetings for vocational training and higher education purposes absolutely necessary and conducting professional final exams that require assistance and are not digitally possible can also take place, for example AMS courses.

Driving schools you have to close.

Faßmann sums up: “For social, educational, economic and women’s emancipation reasons, many have advocated open schools, but schools are built into the general concept. In any case, they are the last to close, along with commerce. , and the first to reopen. “