The large catchment area and the change between school and company poses a particularly great challenge for vocational schools in Bavaria during the corona pandemic. Pankraz Männlein from the Association of Teachers at Vocational Schools (vlb) speaks of “corona tourism”. Pupils often traveled to the schools from far away and then returned to their companies and families. Many also lived in dormitories. “The risk of infection and spread increases enormously, especially with the highly infectious omicron variant,” said the vlb chairman. The association therefore called on the state government to find solutions. “Our schools need more flexibility on site and the opportunity to switch to distance learning depending on the situation,” Männlein demanded. “Politics and education administration are responsible for ensuring that the virus is not carried from district to district.” If you want to curb the incidence of infection in schools or keep it low, you have to act boldly now.
Teachers’ association criticizes “corona tourism” at vocational schools – Bavaria
