Schools throughout Austria are currently experiencing teacher absenteeism due to the corona and flu waves. Despite the staff shortage, efforts are being made to maintain education at the usual quality.
Despite a shortage of teachers in some subjects and regions, classes are still taking place across Austria this school year, albeit “with many temporary arrangements and additional services”, as top teachers’ union Paul Kimberger (FCG) admits.
Huge problems”
However, respiratory diseases such as Corona are currently causing “enormous problems”. “We already have significant outages and we are going over the limit because we have no reserves at all.”
In schools, every effort is made to maintain the quality of education, the chairman of the ARGE teachers in GÖD emphasized. “It is certainly doubtful whether this will really work everywhere as we imagine with the start of the Corona and flu season.”
Call: observe hygiene measures!
“We must all work together to get through this time well,” the trade unionist called for consideration and compliance with the hygiene measures recommended by doctors.
More staff needed
At the same time, every effort must be made to attract more staff to the schools
received. In addition to trained teachers, Kimberger also mentioned students, career changers and support staff – “people who help us in this time of staff shortage.”
Source: Krone
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