There is no blueprint for a pandemic. Therefore, one must also admit mistakes to politics. If the same mistakes are repeated, however, then it shows how little capable politics is in the end.
After five long lockdown months, the students in Baden-Württemberg have classroom lessons again. At last! But hardly in office, the Green Minister of Education Theresa Schopper takes full risk. No more masks in the classroom, which also means: If there is a corona case, the whole class has to be in quarantine, and that’s it again with face-to-face classes.
Same mistake as in autumn?
The whole thing is strongly reminiscent of the situation last autumn: Everyone knew that there would be a second wave, but the then CDU Minister of Education, Susanne Eisenmann, fully relied on face-to-face teaching, despite all warnings.
Even then, alternating lessons would have been the better and, in the long term, more sensible alternative. Instead, after Christmas, you had to switch completely to distance learning and the classrooms stayed empty – five long months.
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In Baden-Württemberg, students and teachers no longer have to wear a mask in the classroom under certain conditions. But there is now strong criticism.
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Air filters and better ventilation concepts are long overdue
And now there are justified warnings again: The delta variant of the corona virus is also spreading in Baden-Württemberg. Minister of Education Schopper, however, considers it justifiable to relax. She wants to do something good for the students because they have given back in solidarity over the past few months.
Of course, in the heat it is a relief not to have to wear a mask. But perhaps one could have done something good for the children with air filters or better ventilation concepts in schools for a long time; and with tutoring and more support in learning.
Politicians driven by expectations
Instead, the schools are now again a test laboratory, according to the motto: It will be fine. And if not? Then the impatience was too great because politicians, especially in the Ministry of Education, are obviously driven. Torn by the expectations placed on them.
The fact that there is no longer a requirement to wear a mask in class with low incidences does not fit in with the previously extremely cautious line taken by the Greens Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann. Even when looking at the calendar, it is completely incomprehensible: summer vacation is five weeks from now. You could have lasted that long, with a mask, but safe.
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