The high number of teachers seeking out of fear of a Corona of infection, an exemption from the presence lessons, has provided Doctors for irritation. In an interview with the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung", said the President of the Federal Association of child and youth doctors, Thomas Fischbach: "It is incomprehensible that the professional group of teachers for such protection of the privilege claim."

Other professional groups would provide "really sick patients" and showed how the children of doctors, a much higher average age as a teacher. Regardless of this, you would have to stand "on the health front, as before, to her husband," says Fischbach.

"Populist" accusations

The education and science trade Union (GEW) disagrees vehemently and criticized this statement as a populist. Compared to the Business Insider (BI) said Board member Ilka Hoffmann, it will be made in the image of the supposedly lazy teacher sentiment against an entire professional group.

she said that many teachers were already older or chronically ill, and thus to the risk group would include. Heinz-Peter Meidinger, Chairman of the German teachers ' Association, confirmed this statement. Approximately 12 percent of all teachers were over 60, he said the "Germany radio". The BI he said: "I guess that not even half of the teachers, which are considered the risk group, are, in fact, remained at home."

failures due to high stress and too little staff

Although there is, according to Hoffmann, in fact, among teachers in General, increased Sick leave, but this was by no means justified in their "laziness", but that was because that teacher would have been suffering for years under Overload due to increased demands and a low personnel ceiling.

to Further support the teachers receive from the Federal parents ' Council: "The sickness rate of teachers was always something about 'normal'. Now, on average, somewhat older teacher added as a risk group. Certainly there are everywhere black sheep. However, there is in the Corona-crisis, many teachers who are strongly committed to."

A third not in the classroom

Depending on the state, no teaching takes up to a third of the teachers currently in the school come true, because you have to because of their age or other personal circumstances of a particular fear of a Corona-infection. The "New Osnabrücker newspaper" reported, citing information from the Ministry of education. The teacher would, however, to the extent possible and required to work from home.

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Date Of Update: 23 May 2020, 11:26