Schoolchaos in Bayreuth: Graf-Münster-Gymnasium closed due to water damage!

Schoolchaos in Bayreuth: Graf-Münster-Gymnasium closed due to water damage!

Schützenplatz 129, 95444 Bayreuth, Deutschland - At the Graf-Münster-Gymnasium in Bayreuth, lessons fail on January 7, 2025. The cause of the loss of teaching is an acute water damage caused by a clogged channel and a pipe break in the school's basement. The school management confirmed the situation compared to Bayreuther Tagblatt .

Around 950 pupils are taught in distance lessons, which is handled by digital classrooms in Microsoft teams. In addition, emergency care was set up that parents can use if necessary. The address of the Graf-Münster-Gymnasium is Schützenplatz 129, 95444 Bayreuth.

Details of the incident

According to information from nordbayern.de , the students were informed about various channels, including a police report and on the radio. The fire brigade had been alerted after neighbors heard noise from the high school at night. When the emergency services arrived, the water was already about one meter high in the basement.

The fire brigade started pumping the water immediately, which took the entire night. It was found that the water damaged the electrical system and the heating of the building. In the morning, the school management decided to cancel the lessons for the approximately 950 students. To 20 children and adolescents, everyone could be informed in good time, while the exact extent of the damage is currently unclear. It remains uncertain whether the lessons must also be out on Wednesday.

-transmitted by West-East media