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
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
.
"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
.
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).
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