When the lessons start, the masks can be packed in the school classes from Monday.
Many in the Southwest can literally breathe a sigh of relief.
But there are also fears.
Stuttgart - In the south-west, students will no longer have to wear mouth and nose protection in class when they are seated.
Teachers can also do without the mask in class, provided they keep a minimum distance of 1.5 meters from the students.
“For example, the teacher can take off the mask when she is at the desk or when explaining something on the board,” the Ministry of Culture explained in advance.
A mask must still be worn everywhere else in the school building.
In primary schools there is no mask requirement in the classroom.
According to the ministry, the country wants to install security mechanisms if the corona situation worsens.
Masks in the square would have to be worn again if the country's corona alert level took effect, it said.
The alert level anchored in the country's Corona regulation comes into force as soon as 390 Covid-19 patients are treated in intensive care units on two consecutive working days or the so-called hospitalization incidence is 12 on five consecutive working days.
Even if there is a positive Corona case in a class, the students in the respective learning group or class must use the masks at their places again.
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"Masks are a security fence, but they also make communication more difficult," said the Ministry of Culture.
"After weighing the advantages and disadvantages, the state government decided to relax."
"For the majority of us this is okay, we support it so far," said the state chairman of the Association for Education and Upbringing (VBE), Gerhard Brand. “But we have to watch how it turns out. And of course we want to know what happens if the number of infections rises again after saying goodbye to wearing a mask. "
The Education and Science Union (GEW), on the other hand, is stepping on the brakes.
"Why take unnecessary risk now?" Asked the GEW state chairwoman Monika Stein.
“A year ago in December we regretted that we weren't more careful in autumn.” The mask requirement should be maintained until the autumn break and then a decision should be made as to how things will continue in November.
"In view of the low vaccination rate and the further lack of safety measures such as air purification devices, we currently have no choice but to continue to wear masks if we do not want to endanger the presence in day-care centers and schools," said Stein of the dpa.
“We still know far too little about the long-term consequences of a Covid infection.” Dpa