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Federal Minister of Education Bettina Stark-Watzinger: Keep schools open "as long as possible"
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According to Federal Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, renewed school closings should only be the last resort in the event of possible measures against the corona virus.
“Above all else, we have to make sure that schools stay open as long as possible so that they don't close.
That can only be the ultima ratio, "said the FDP politician on Friday on the television channel" Welt ".
Every component that contributes to this, be it hygiene concepts or the possibility of having one's own child vaccinated, is an important component.
The interview was held in the morning before Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) spoke about the expectation of an imminent fifth wave.
Stark-Watzinger pointed out that in the course of school closings, up to 20 percent of the pupils could no longer be reached, and cited educational losses and psychosocial damage as the consequences.
The schools are also an important factor in early detection through regular testing: "In this respect, they also help to fight the pandemic."
kfr / dpa