Representatives of politics, teachers, parents and students have jointly decided to make mask compulsory in lessons at Bavaria’s schools. But there is resistance to this.
A good 100 women and men, including some with children, demonstrated on Sunday afternoon in Würzburg against the mask requirement in schools decided by the state government. Forcing children to wear masks is “severe coercion and child abuse,” said the speakers on the market square. “Fresh air for our children. Mask off!”, It said on a poster.
The rally of the Würzburg offshoot of the nationwide initiative “Parents Stand Up” had registered. Spokeswoman Rosi Stingl and a “Jay”, who did not want to give his full name, complained about the corona policy as “nudging” Virus goes out.
Specifically, the resistance of the mask applied. It is “a symbol of fear”, does not protect, but makes you sick. The “mental and physical integrity of our children” is in danger. Breathing is made difficult for the young people, including the threat of panic attacks. In view of the “few corona infections” in Mainfranken, the mask requirement is “disproportionate,” said Dagmar Dewald, the Würzburg mayor candidate of the ÖDP (“I am privately here”) on the sidelines of the rally.
Demo against mask requirement in schools
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Mask compulsory from the fifth grade
With the start of the new school year on Tuesday, students from the fifth grade must wear mouth and nose protection for two weeks in class. This is how Prime Minister Markus Söder agreed with representatives of teachers, parents and students at the Bavarian School Summit.
It must be left to all mothers and fathers whether they want to “expose their children to a mask,” said Stingl. She did not call for a boycott. However, it must be ensured that young people who cannot or do not want to wear the “rag” are not discriminated against. The initiative wants to substantiate its demands in letters to local schools.
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Meanwhile, a dozen young people demonstrated against the parents’ initiative on the market square. Among other things, they held up a poster “Didn’t learn anything from Pegida. No stage for the right”. According to the police, the demonstration and counter-protest were peaceful.
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Würzburg
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Michael Czygan
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Boycotts
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Coronavirus
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hazards
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Child abuse
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Ecological Democratic Party
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