VS Fürstenbrunn in distance learning – salzburg.ORF.at
CoV crisis
The currently increasing coronavirus infections in Salzburg are now having an effect on schools again. From Thursday, the elementary school in Grödig-Fürstenbrunn (Flachgau) will be home-schooled for a week. According to the state’s education department, other schools could still compensate for the sick leave of their teachers.
The state of Salzburg is currently talking about a manageable challenge. Teacher and parent representatives hope, however, that mask requirements and tests will generally not come back. However, the directors at twelve schools in the country have just reactivated the obligation to wear masks and/or antigen tests at their schools.
A few days ago there were still 20 locations, according to the country’s education department. With the exception of the five classes at the Fürstenbrunn elementary school, no other children or young people were registered for home schooling. 453 teachers out of 5,500 nationwide are currently on sick leave. With suppliers and class mergers, the lessons are therefore still feasible. The confirmed compulsory school teacher representative Anton Polivka – but notes critically.
Trade unionists criticize the lack of allowances
“It is also a question of the system that there are no allowances in such mergers. That means I work twice as much, have to prepare and control a lot more, even if there are different school levels and the whole thing at cost price – politics could have changed that long ago, so that it is at least remunerated or rewarded and unfortunately that is not the case at the moment .”
Praise, on the other hand, comes from the parents, most of whom are simply grateful for the efforts of the schools, says state parent representative Sabine Gabath. There is understanding for failures, the greatest hope is that the mask or test obligation will not be reintroduced. Scenario 2 of the variant management plan of the federal government currently prevails, in which schools can only be tested on an event-related basis or a mask obligation can be prescribed for a limited period of time.
Tender for PCR tests started
However, should the CoV situation in schools deteriorate, PCR testing will be reintroduced throughout Austria. The tenders for the laboratories are already underway.