Closed schools and 50,000 students in quarantine - teachers' association warns of an educational disaster

The corona virus is once again determining everyday school life: 50,000 students are in quarantine.

Can a nationwide school closure still be avoided?

• German

  school operations

  will

  continue to be severely restricted

  by the

  coronavirus

  *.

• The number of

  infections is

  increasing and more and more

  teachers

  and

  students

  are in

  quarantine.

• If the

  trend is

  confirmed, the

  German Teachers' Association

  warns of

  a

  nationwide school closure

  (see original report from September 26th)

  .

Update from September 26, 1:07 p.m

.: In view of the severe problems of

in the

, new, effective

absolutely urgent

.

The

believes that extensive

of

necessary.

But: in many teaching buildings, this is not so easy if the windows cannot be

at all

, as teachers' associations complain.

Such rooms should

actually

for teaching

, said

now the newspapers of the

.

His suggestion: "If there is no other way, in individual cases and please only support

devices." At the same time, he emphasized that ventilation is

of absolute virus freedom.

Coronavirus in Germany: Currently 50,000 students across Germany are in quarantine

Original message from September 26th

: Berlin - everything started again?

Germany has

another record number of

.

According to a newspaper report, around

in

since the start of the new

.

This was the result of a survey of the responsible

, reported the

newspaper on Saturday.

"This number shows that we are still in the middle of the pandemic and that this is already having an impact on school operations," said

(

*) the newspaper.

A worrying

, because the more people affected, the more difficult it is

to keep

the number of

under control.

The

,

warned of the further spread of the corona virus in German schools.

"

According to the German Teachers' Association, the

current high number of

will more than double in the next three months, and probably even multiply".

Many of the affected students are likely to have already transmitted the coronavirus * to classmates.

The problem increases.

Closed schools and 50,000 people in quarantine: can new measures prevent closure?

But the dispute about further

is much more difficult than the one about canceled major events or festivals - the cut in the everyday life of children and parents is too great.

An opinion poll by the

shows headwinds: for example, less than half of the respondents are behind a

at schools.

After the

is

, the search for new, effective

becomes a

.

Coronavirus in schools: ventilation systems as an important protective measure

A

to prevent

schools from being

the

.

But that becomes more and more difficult with the onset of the cold season *.

“The schools urgently need orientation and support, the cold season begins now.

control 20-5-20 becomes a huge

in rain and low temperatures

That was not taken into account enough “, warned the

, the

and the

at a meeting in Frankfurt.

According to

the associations, too many questions remained unanswered

at the

.

Many of those involved also advocate the

the risk of infection.

(2) Classes with air filter devices are scientifically monitored, control classes are evaluated.

If air filter systems are effective, their costs are far below the price of good masks for school classes for 1 year.

The systems cost the equivalent of 10 € / student / month, which is little

- Karl Lauterbach (@Karl_Lauterbach) September 25, 2020

Permanently homeschooling?

- “A disaster for our children's future and educational opportunities”.

Whether

*: It is clear that nothing should be left

order to make regular lessons possible. If the trend is confirmed, there is a threat of a

and the "real danger of renewed

" warns

to

. That would be "a catastrophe for our children's future and educational opportunities". (vs) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen Digital editorial network