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Despite various current corona cases - Piazolo: In a few days the mask will fall in Bavaria's schools

2020-09-15T18:28:56.073Z


The corona numbers among teachers and students are increasing dramatically in Bavaria. Minister of Culture Michael Piazolo is now giving a press conference. He also comments on the mask requirement.


The corona numbers among teachers and students are increasing dramatically in Bavaria.

Minister of Culture Michael Piazolo is now giving a press conference.

He also comments on the mask requirement.

  • Corona in Bavaria: Because of the

    virus

    ,

    teachers and students have to

    observe special requirements.

  • Nevertheless, there were numerous

    new infections

    shortly after the start of the new school year

    .

  • Minister of Education Michael Piazolo

    now

    speaks

    at a press conference on the situation in Bavaria.

Update, 12.25 p.m.:

The

press conference

is now over.

Irritations among the

listeners and viewers

remain, as the comments on

Twitter

show.

Parents

,

students

and

teachers

are likely to

have hoped

for more information about

schools in Bavaria

during the Corona crisis.

Update, 12:19 p.m.:

Apparently there was another interruption.

It is unclear whether the

press conference with Piazolo

has ended.

Update, 12:05 p.m.: Piazolo

is now talking about the situation of

high-risk patients

among the teachers.

However

, the minister did not announce any

real news that

could help

parents

,

teachers

and

students

in everyday life.

Critical comments continue to follow

on

Twitter

.

"Is that now an election campaign, self-adulation or

do parents and teachers find out anything else of relevance to the subject of school and Corona

?" Is one of them.

Is this now an election campaign, self-adulation, or do parents and teachers still experience anything relevant to the subject of school and Corona?

- Dr.

Grace (@Morning Sister) September 15, 2020

Update, 11:59 am:

Piazolo

shared important information

in the conversation - it was about the

mask requirement

in

class

, which ends on Friday:

"As of today, an extension is not planned."

The

infection

numbers

are "relatively stable" at the moment five schools (of over 6000) are completely closed.

37 teachers tested positive. "

Corona in schools: Piazolo NOW speaks live about the situation in Bavaria - are there any innovations?

Update, 11:54 a.m.:

While the

Minister of Education

is speaking,

displeasure about the press event

spreads on

Twitter

.

It is criticized that

Piazolo

did not

comment in

detail on the Corona situation in schools.

"Is this about Corona or Piazolo's personal navel gazing?" Is one of the comments.

Is this about Corona or Piazolo's personal navel gaze?

- Anything without media (@ImFordFiesta) September 15, 2020

Other

Twitter users

were also amazed at the

press conference

.

There is also criticism of Piazolo's party, the

Free Voters

.

“I guess I'm in the wrong movie,” someone writes.

"Hello

CSU

, please do not give up the education sector", the comment continues.

I'm in the wrong movie.


More like a documentary about the FW, especially the KM.

Hello CSU, please do not give up the education area.

I don't know if it would be better.

But certainly not much worse.

- Someone / BY (@ Someone75930734) September 15, 2020

Update, 11:53 am:

According to Piazolo, the

current numbers are

"stable".

The three-step plan is currently working well.

It will be decided sensibly and pragmatically.

Update, 11.47 a.m.:

Now comes a question about the continuation of the

mask requirement

.

“We thought about the topic very carefully,” said Piazolo.

The

mask requirement

is "a burden", "an imposition".

It is always worth considering how to proceed.

An extension is currently not planned.

“That has to be decided again,” he says.

Update, 11.40 a.m.:

It is very important to explain things, the

minister

continued.

Now follow the questions from journalists to

Piazolo

.

Initially, however, it is again not about the

current Corona situation

- but about digitization in Bavarian schools.

Corona

had, however, "brought momentum" to this -

but one must now stay

in this "

momentum

".

Update, 11.35 a.m.:

The minister was "very satisfied with the entire school family".

In the

Corona period

- from the beginning until now - a lot had been implemented well.

In a

pandemic

you have to be flexible and pragmatic, he emphasized again.

On

headmaster

completely new tasks are approached.

Parents

should have given a lot of structure through the new situation.

The

willingness of the teachers

to test is also very good, said Piazolo.

Update, 11.31 a.m.:

Now the conversation continues -

Piazolo

is now talking about the

Corona situation

.

The numbers at the beginning of the

school year

were "expected", he says.

You have to act "flexibly and pragmatically on site".

Piazolo

refers to the three-step plan that applies to the Bavarian schools.

Corona in schools: Piazolo NOW speaks live about the situation in Bavaria - are there any innovations?

Update, 11.25 a.m.:

The

live stream

was currently interrupted.

It is currently not known whether there are technical problems.

We will report as soon as there is news.

Update, 11:16 a.m.:

Piazolo was

actually supposed to

comment

on the

schools in Bavaria

in the

Corona crisis

- but this information is still a long time coming.

The minister speaks at length about the political structures in Bavaria.

Parents

and

students

are likely to have hoped for other information.

Update, 11:05 a.m.:

The

conversation

has now started.

First of all, however, his

visit to the press club

deals with the biography of

Michael Piazolo

.

He had

to do

with

teacher training

at

an early age

, said the

Minister of Education

.

Being in politics is “not a request,” he says.

Update from September 15, 11:01 a.m.:

The

press conference

with Minister of Education

Michael Piazolo

has not yet started.

But it should start every minute.

A visit by the minister to the press club in Munich is planned.

Corona in schools: Piazolo NOW live at a press conference - are there new restrictions in Bavaria?

Update from September 15, 10:20 a.m.:

Minister of Education

Michael Piazolo

 wants to

speak

at a

press conference

on

school under Corona conditions

, reports the BR.

You can follow all important developments here in the

ticker

and

live stream

.

Update from September 15, 9.45 a.m.:

More and more

schools in Bavaria are

reporting

corona cases

.

In

Munich

, an

entire year of

a grammar school had to be sent home.

Five students from the

Gisela-Gymnasium in Schwabing

had previously tested positive for the corona virus *.

This now has consequences: All

students of the year

must now be tested.

Students in grades 10 and 11 can be tested voluntarily.

The

director of the school, Christoph Pfaffendorf

, spoke to the

Süddeutsche Zeitung

.

“We feel we can handle anything.

But we could have done without it, ”he said.

School life in the Upper Bavarian district of Freising has also suffered a direct blow: As a precaution, one class each had to be quarantined at four schools due to corona cases.

School start in Bavaria: Corona infection numbers are increasing - Piazolo with groundbreaking statement: "Unfortunately, a bit of normality ..."

Update from September 14th, 5:22 p.m.:

After more and more

corona infections occur

in

Bavarian schools

and a high school in Würzburg remains completely closed until Wednesday (September 16), the Bavarian

Minister of Education Michael Piazolo (Free Voters)

and the Ministry

move

so far a positive balance.

The schools are very well prepared and the school year started

very well with

regular operations

, even with the

hygiene measures

taken

.

Corona at Bavarian schools: Minister of Culture Piazolo with a groundbreaking statement

In a statement, Piazolo said: “The health authorities implement the necessary

measures

if a teacher or a student has a

suspected case

or a positive test result.

As of this morning, 135 students and 43 teachers have tested positive at the more than 6,000 schools with their 1.65 million students and 150,000 teachers.

Unfortunately, this school year it will be somewhat normal for classes or teachers to be quarantined by the health authorities

. "

As Günther Schuster, head of the press office of the Ministry of Culture, announced that the grammar school in Würzburg is the only school in Bavaria that has

switched

to

distance teaching

for a few days

.

There are currently 2927 people in

quarantine

at home

in connection with schooling in

Bavaria

, including 2486 students and 390 teachers.

High school in Würzburg has to close completely due to Corona

Update from September 14, 10:41 a.m.:

The new corona infections among students and teachers in Bavaria have continued to increase since the last start a week ago.

In the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district *, several school classes are already in quarantine.

In the Fürstenfeldbruck * district, a student went to the kick-off meeting for the high school graduate class, who now have to stay completely at home.

Due to two confirmed coronavirus infections and several suspected cases, a

high school in Würzburg will

remain

closed

until

Wednesday (September 16)

.

The district office announced on Sunday evening.

A teacher and a school child have been shown to have been infected.

All around 850 students and employees of the Röntgen Gymnasium would be tested at the beginning of next week.

Update from September 11th, 2020, 9:27 pm

: Bavaria's Minister of Education

Michael Piazolo (Free Voters)

is satisfied with the start of school after the

summer holidays

in Bavaria: “We started the school year well with regular hygiene requirements.

The schools have prepared very well.

The health authorities implement the necessary measures if a teacher or a student has a

suspected case

or a

positive test result

. "

Nevertheless, it was announced on Friday that the number of

infections among employees and students at Bavarian schools has

already risen: As of September 11, 2020, 82

students

and 46

teachers

across Bavaria had

tested positive, which is an increase of two teachers and 16 students in comparison the previous day.

There are currently around 1.65 million students and 150,000 teachers in Bavaria.

Piazolo also made an announcement: Unfortunately, this school year it will be somewhat normal for classes or teachers

to be

quarantined

by the

health authorities

. ”275 teachers and 1293 students are currently affected by school-related quarantine measures.

Because the incidence number in the

city ​​of Rosenheim

has skyrocketed to over 60, it will be

mandatory to wear a mask

in all schools from Monday, even during lessons

.

Since the number of 46 in Munich is approaching the threshold of 50, further measures are to be discussed in the town hall on Monday - Mayor Dieter Reiter announced on Friday that all schools that were not acutely affected would be "still open" on Monday.

According to information from the Department for Education and Sport, there are currently five classes at five different schools in home schooling.

First report from September 11, 2020, 10:41 a.m .:

Munich

- The

school in Bavaria

started last Tuesday (September 8th) - with special corona measures *.

But despite the requirements,

worrying numbers

of

infections are

reported from the Free State

just a few days after school

starts.

School in Bavaria: alerting pupils and teachers with infection numbers - a school completely sealed

As it became known on Friday (September 11th),

44 teachers and 66 students

in

Bavaria have

already

tested positive for the corona virus *.

227 teachers and 1,066 students

have so far been

quarantined

.

This was announced by the

Ministry of Culture

.

In addition, seven other employees in

schools

that do not belong to the

teaching staff

tested positive, 33 have been quarantined.

At the same time,

however

, the

ministry

pointed out that it was a snapshot as of Thursday evening (September 10th), which is

not necessarily up to date

.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Complete middle school in Furth im Wald closed - teachers tested positive

The

ministry did not initially provide any information

about the

closings of individual classes at Bavarian schools

.

However, the news that

a

complete middle school

in

Furth im Wald was

closed

after a teacher there tested positive for the corona virus *

caused a stir

.

The

children

are now learning from home again, reported the BR.

The teacher had contact with an

infected person

and then had himself tested by the family doctor.

Affected by the

school closure

are

264 students

who all next week

no classroom

more. 

As it became known, however, the

infected teacher had

not

yet had direct contact with students

and

had not given any lessons

since school

started

.

However, he had participated in a

teachers'

conference - in compliance with the necessary hygiene and distance

rules

.

As a precaution, the health department imposed a

one-week school closure

.

A schoolgirl in Olching in Upper Bavaria also tested positive for the corona virus - she did not show any symptoms.

At the Staffelsee-Gymnasium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a class also had to be in quarantine *.

Coronavirus in Bavaria: Cases of infection also in numerous daycare centers - 40 daycare centers closed

Corona * cases were also registered

at

numerous daycare centers in the Free State

.

According to the Ministry of Social Affairs had since September 1 because of

infection

or

suspected cases

have

about 40 kindergartens in Bavaria

close all or part of at times.

Among other things, a facility in the Weilheim-Schongau district in Upper Bavaria is affected - the kindergarten had to close immediately due to a corona case *.

(

nema with dpa

) (* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network).

In the video: Schools closed, limit values ​​exceeded - the corona situation in Bavaria

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