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Berlin – In Berlin, a teacher died as a result of a corona infection. As the “Tagesspiegel” reports, he should not have had any previous illnesses. Was he infected at school?
In an obituary notice on Facebook, next to the teacher’s photo, he says: “Our school community mourns the loss of our valued colleague, who left us too soon. We will miss his enthusiasm for life, his affection and his humor. In our minds we are with his family. “
► The president of the Union for Education and Science (GEW) in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Gökhan Akgün, wrote on Facebook: “I still have no words! We have received the sad news that our colleague has died as a result of a corona infection. Our thoughts are with loved ones. He was a teacher at the Carl von Ossietzky school. He was a young family man and had no previous illnesses. “
And he states: “The infection most likely occurred while on duty!” It is unclear where the master was actually infected.
As Akgün told the “Tagesspiegel”, several students in the teacher’s class should have tested positive, including another teacher. According to the newspaper, the teacher went into quarantine on November 10, five days later, he reportedly had symptoms and was taken to hospital. He died there on Thursday.
Senate administration rejects accusations
Akgün raises serious charges: “We want the Senate Administration to stop declaring that the risk of contagion in schools is very low. As an employer, the Senate Administration must ensure that students and teaching staff have a safe job and, therefore, must take appropriate measures, “he told the newspaper. The recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute should have been implemented.
The RKI recommends a general mask requirement in class starting from an incidence of 50 new infections per week per 100,000 inhabitants, not just from an incidence of 200, as is practiced throughout the country.
Martin Klesmann, spokesman for the administration of the Senate on Education, rejected the accusations of the “Tagesspiegel”: “We have never claimed that schools are risk-free. That is why it is our main task to establish standards with which risk is minimized ”.
The case will be discussed again on Monday with various actors such as the school administration and the health department, a spokesman for the Senate Education Administration said on Sunday.
Berlin Education Senator Sandra Scheeres told BILD: “The death of this committed teacher, who is highly regarded by all, shows us once again how terrible this virus is. I offer my condolences to the family and loved ones. “
In the city’s general education schools, around 370 employees have currently tested positive for the corona virus, as can be seen from the education administration’s online overview.
