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Stuttgart (AP) - Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) is due to the corona pandemic for an earlier start of the students in the Christmas holidays than previously planned.
A government spokesman for the German press agency said on Monday evening that he also wanted to campaign for longer Christmas holidays at the upcoming federal-state switch.
In Baden-Württemberg, as in some other countries, the last day of school is December 22nd (Tuesday).
If the students already on 18.12.
(Friday) were released on vacation, you would have a stretch of five to six days until Christmas Eve, which you could use to minimize contacts.
"Then you will go to your grandparents on the holidays with a more relaxed feeling and celebrate Christmas with your family," said the State Ministry.
The Ministry of Education and Culture emphasized two weeks ago that it would not order longer Christmas holidays nationwide because it could raise organizational issues and pose problems for many parents.
However, individual schools in the country are allowed to extend the Christmas vacation this year with flexible vacation days.
In Baden-Württemberg there are four movable vacation days this school year.
On Wednesday, the federal and state governments want to clarify how the corona measures will continue - and how Germany will spend Christmas and New Year's Eve.
According to the information, Kretschmann wants to advocate a general mask requirement in public spaces.
In his opinion, wearing a mouth and nose cover should become compulsory in all places open to the public in city centers - even in the open air, where people are in confined spaces or not only temporarily.