In order to minimize the risk of infection, some schools in the region are starting the new year remotely. All students are tested and face-to-face teaching only starts next week. The “Corona II Engadin” task force has prepared an overview with the municipalities and schools.
The sharp rise in the number of cases of the Omicron virus variant has increased the likelihood that there will be new clusters of infections in schools. Classes with positive students would have to go into temporary quarantine, teachers who tested positive would have to go into isolation. Face-to-face teaching would be cancelled as a result.
As a result, parents would have to take on full-day care for their children and could be absent from work.
This is how schools in the region start after the New Year
- Bregaglia: School doesn't start until Monday, 10.1., in face-to-face classes. All students and teachers are tested immediately.
- Sils: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned.
- Silvaplana: Until all students and teachers have been tested, the school will be run remotely. Face-to-face classes are expected to start on Wednesday, January 12. The kindergarten's ski week is canceled. Winter Sports Day will be postponed from 12.1. to 19.1.
- St. Moritz: Until all students and teachers have been tested, the school will be run remotely. Face-to-face classes are expected to start on Wednesday, January 12.
- Celerina: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned.
- Pontresina: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned. There is a special rule for a class whose class teacher is in isolation.
- Samedan: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned.
- Bever: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned.
- La Punt Chamues-ch: Until all students and teachers have been tested, the school will be run remotely. Face-to-face classes are expected to start on Wednesday, January 12.
- Madulain and Zuoz: Zuoz/Madulain primary school and “La Plaiv SFM” secondary school start face-to-face teaching as planned. Until school tests on Monday, January 10, masks are compulsory for everyone, including in kindergarten and in 1st and 2nd grade.
- S-chanf: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned. Until school tests on Monday, January 10, masks are compulsory for everyone, including in kindergarten and in 1st and 2nd grade.
- Zernez: The school starts face-to-face teaching as planned and is tested immediately.
- Poschiavo: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned.
- Brusio: School starts in face-to-face teaching as planned.
- Academia Engiadina: The start of school in face-to-face classes will take place as planned: Higher Technical School for Tourism tomorrow, Thursday, 6.1., middle school on Monday, 10.1.
- Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz: Face-to-face lessons as planned on Monday, January 10. 3G compulsory for all students and employees. Everyone will be tested on January 11th.