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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - North Rhine-Westphalia will also bring all secondary school students back to their classes at least on a daily basis from March 15.

The NRW Ministry of Education wrote in an email to the schools on Friday that there are plans to have limited face-to-face teaching in alternating mode for the two weeks leading up to the Easter break.

As a rule, the secondary school classes or courses should be split.

In the case of small learning groups, however, the school management can decide whether to dispense with a division.

No student should be without face-to-face classes for more than a week.

For the primary school pupils and special school pupils at the primary level, who were the first to return to schools on February 22nd in half class size and in alternation mode, it remains the same: “The currently applicable requirements for structuring the alternation between face-to-face and distance teaching are unchanged continued until the Easter holidays 2021. »

The graduating cohorts were also among the first to return on February 22nd.

This means that NRW is bringing all children and young people back to face-to-face classes, at least to a limited extent, before the Easter break - they start on March 29th.

This also includes the vocational colleges.

"From March 15, 2021 until the end of the school year for all courses and grades, classes will be resumed in face-to-face situations."

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After weeks of corona-related distance learning, the ministry spoke of an “important signal on the way to more normal school life”.

The expansion of face-to-face teaching is “moderate, but very important”.

In view of the ongoing infection process, it is still advisable to proceed “carefully and step-by-step” when opening the school.

Regular all-day operations will not take place until the Easter holidays.

For the new school returnees, from March 15, “initially the performance review should not be the focus of the first face-to-face teaching days”.

It is important to process the experiences of the past weeks, but also to "prepare for an increasing number of face-to-face classes after the Easter holidays."

In principle, constant learning groups should also be formed in lower secondary level in order to avoid a “mix-up”.

With a view to the special needs schools, it was said that since the learning groups there are often very small, school managements could check whether face-to-face teaching with full class size is possible.

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At lunchtime, School Minister Yvonne Gebauer (FDP) wanted to report on details.

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Ministry for school operations in North Rhine-Westphalia