School's Out for Corona Skeptic Mrs. K.
Munich, Germany - With a little more freedom on her hands, Eva K. (53, name changed) can now dedicate more time to her anti-coronavirus protests - having been dismissed from her teaching post as a civil servant.
Recently, the Bavarian Administrative Court in Munich upheld the school's decision to remove Eva K. from her position, a move initiated due to her denial of the coronavirus pandemic and refusal to comply with mask-wearing policies.
At a 2020 coronavirus demonstration, Eva K., a secondary school teacher with over a decade's experience, had asserted: "I'm a teacher, but I'm no longer allowed to teach because I need to breathe. I'm a human being!" Her passionate speech was captured on film and broadcast online.
Poisoning misconception
The onset of the pandemic, coupled with hygiene regulations at her school, prompted Eva K. to cease attending lessons and eventually resign. Her stance against the coronavirus regulations, particularly the mandatory mask-wearing, led to her reportedly advocating for parents wanting to withdraw their children from school during the pandemic.
The school sought to have Eva K. removed from her civil servant position, citing her disobedience to coronavirus guidelines and vaccine skepticism. In late 2021, the initial administrative court ruling agreed with the school's request. More recently, the Higher Administrative Court (VGH) confirmed the discipline measure, stating, "The disciplinary measure of removal from civil servant status is imposed on the defendant. The judgment is final."
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Eva K. has favored coronavirus protests and skeptic forums over her educational responsibilities. A demonstration recording shows her carrying a 'Freedom' banner. In footage from a different event, she has been reported as an anti-vaccination activist hinting at the creation of a 'surveillance state.' Additionally, her thoughts on coronavirus mortality were deemed negligible in a podcast conversation.
Attending that same demonstration, Eva K. elucidated the theory that mask-wearing would lead to carbon dioxide poisoning. She identified social distancing as indoctrination for children. In Eva K.'s opinion, the coronavirus measures directly contravened her educational ethos, and she argued that children would poison themselves with masks in as little as a minute of usage, an assertion that has been repeatedly refuted by scientific studies as methodologically unsound.
- Former Munich civil servant teacher Eva K. consistently attended anti-corona mask protests during the pandemic, which led to her disagreement with mandatory mask policies in schools.
- At a coronavirus protest, Eva K. claimed that mask-wearing would result in carbon dioxide poisoning and criticized social distancing measures for children's education.
- In line with her dissenting stance, Eva K. faced disciplinary action from the Munich Administrative Court and was subsequently dismissed from her teaching position, with both the initial ruling and final confirmation from the VGH.
- Despite her controversial dismissal and debunked mask-related claims, Eva K. remains a prominent figure in German news events, expressing her dissenting views on the coronavirus and Munich-centric regional affairs.
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