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rePeople in Germany face even longer restrictions on their lives and schools that are still closed due to the pandemic. Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) spoke out on Monday against opening schools and nurseries. The facilities would have to remain closed “for a specified time,” Kretschmer told the ARD “Morgenmagazin.” The goal is “to further reduce the amount of movement.”
On Tuesday, the prime ministers of the federal states will discuss more protection measures with the chancellor. Already on Monday, the ministers of education of the federal states will vote on how school should continue.
Kretschmer had already decided over the weekend to extend the lockdown that has been in place since mid-December beyond January 10. He wrote on Twitter Sunday: “The experiences of our neighbors show: early loosening leads to a sharp increase in infections. Therefore, an extension of the closure in Saxony until at least the end of January is inevitable. “
Esken: A quick return to normal operations is illusory.
SPD leader Saskia Esken described a swift return of schools to regular operations after January 10 as “illusory.” Even if the number of infections made the first relief possible in late January, full presence will only be possible in elementary schools, he told the “Rheinische Post.” The president of the Union for Education and Science (GEW), Marlis Tepe, told the Germany publishing network: “There are many indications that alternative and distance learning will continue to be the order of the day in the coming weeks with a view to the pandemic. of the crown “.
Schleswig-Holstein Education Minister Karin Prien (CDU) wants to keep her country’s schools closed for the time being. “In view of the number of infections and the uncertain data situation, I am very skeptical about the school seats in face-to-face classes on January 11,” she told the newspaper “Bild”. “Now it is important to take advantage of advances in digital learning.”
The president of the Association of German Teachers, Heinz-Peter Meidinger, asked the Passauer Neue Presse for an extension of the restricted presence operation for three more weeks until the end of January. First of all, primary school children, lower school students, and final grade students must return to alternate operation.
Baden-Württemberg’s Education Minister Susanne Eisenmann warned of the social consequences that longer school closings could have. “There are many children, especially from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, who unfortunately do not receive support from their parents when they study,” said the CDU politician of the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten”. The assessment of pediatricians and psychologists must be taken seriously. As a result, children urgently need the structure and stability that everyday school life and classroom teaching provide. Eisenmann reiterated his demand that kindergartens and elementary schools be reopened as of January 11.
Meanwhile, discussion continues about an extension of the closure measures and the vaccination campaign nationwide. SPD Secretary General Lars Klingbeil criticized the federal government’s current corona vaccination strategy and asked the chancellor to intervene. Germany is in a worse position compared to other countries, said in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”. Klingbeil blames Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU).
