Study on staggering the start of classes at secondary schools in the city of Ingolstadt presented

In the study, which was conducted on behalf of the city of Ingolstadt, a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods of empirical social research was used to gather the opinions of school principals and parents on a staggered or later start of classes. The study included Ingolstadt's Realschulen, Gymnasien, vocational schools and FOS/BOS.

In the meeting, the central arguments against and in favor of such a plan were presented. A differentiation was made between school organizational and family-related effects. It was also discussed how the stakeholders involved assess the feasibility of staggering or postponing teaching times: While school principals are clearly opposed to a staggered schedule, the opinion of parents is mixed, but here, too, opposition predominates.

Further information can be found here:

• Article of the Donaukurier from 22.03.22 (in German language only)
• Full text of the study on staggering the start of classes at secondary schools in the city of Ingolstadt (in German language only)