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After the federal government and the states did not agree on any uniform regulations for the additional procedure in kindergartens and schools, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) announced a rather slow opening for the Free State.
At the Corona summit, the promise to “put families first,” says Söder, was kept, referring to the decision that federal states should determine easing dates for kindergartens and schools. “Countries will do that at different speeds,” the CSU politician said after the Corona summit in Berlin. “We tend to be a bit cautious and reserved compared to others.”
Söder leaves the date open
The Prime Minister did not initially provide further details and did not give a specific date. Several federal states have already announced that they will allow primary school students to start school again from February 22, Saxony is planning this step for next Monday.
The state government decided in January to cancel the carnival holidays, which should actually start on Monday (February 15) this year to allow for more face-to-face teaching. Söder’s statements now suggest that primary school students in Bavaria should also be patient until they are taught again in school.
FDP education expert in state parliament Matthias Fischbach tweeted: “It seems that Söder wants to postpone the opening of the school.” This means that the cancellation of the carnival parties “becomes a sham”.
Cabinet deliberates Thursday
The Bavarian cabinet will hold a special session on Thursday to discuss the implementation of the federal-state resolutions. Then, in addition to Prime Minister Söder, Minister of Education Michael Piazolo (Free Voters) also provided information on the Bavarian strategy for schools. BR24 will broadcast the press conference live from 1.30 pm.
Prime ministers agreed with Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) that the federal states would have a free hand to open schools and kindergartens. Merkel said she had proposed March 1 as the date when more children could go to school, but she could not prevail with the federal states.
This article is continually updated.
