WHY is this important?

• High quality learning happens in school. A screen can never be a substitute for a teacher.
• Digital learning depends heavily on the digital knowledge of the teacher
• Direct social contact is the foundation of a healthy mental development - children need children
• Physical Education is important - kids can exercise outside now that it’s getting warmer
• Distance-schooling increases the educational gap. Children from lower income families are left behind—academically and socially.
• Learning together with peers is a more multifaceted and motivating process
• School is more than just learning
• Closing down schools makes our kids sick

We expect to consider not only the danger of the virus but also the harm that has occurred as a result of school closings.

• lower academic achievements, lack of prospects
• social isolation, listlessness, discontinuation of recreational activities
• increase of mental illness, (online) bullying, drug use
• increase of screen time
• frustration and aggression
• endangering the welfare of children because of overwhelmed families
• loss of fitness, increase of obesity, secondary diseases

WHO we are:
A group of parents as diverse as our children. We’re worried about the future of our society and how life with a pandemic will be possible without causing irreversible damage.
With your signatures, our voices will be heard, and we can become the strong lobby our children need.
How does openPetition work?

• Click on “neue Unterschrift”
• Enter you name and email address
• Enter your mailing address in a second step (this will only be published with your approval)
• Then you will receive an email with a link to confirm your signature - click and done!

How can you support us further?
Write an email to back_to_school [@] web.de if you’d like to participate and forward this petition to friends, relatives and colleagues.