Infectious Diseases Control Act
If your child has a contagious illness, there may be legal requirements that must be followed. These are set forth in the Infectious Diseases Control Act.
Please download the information sheet and read it carefully.
If you would like more detailed information about the Infection Protection Act, you can view it by clicking this link: Infection Protection Act.
What to Do During a Storm
What should you do if extreme weather is forecast?
The following applies:
Parents decide whether the commute to school is reasonable and safe for their children.
In the event of extreme weather, parents may decide not to send their child to school.
In this case, parents must notify the school immediately.
General guidelines for extreme weather conditions
In the event of sudden extreme weather conditions without an official order to suspend in-person classes, parents decide on a case-by-case basis whether it is reasonable for their child to travel to school. In such cases, the school must be notified immediately.
Suspension of In-Person Classes
Based on reports and recommendations from the German Weather Service (DWD), district administrations and the Ministry of Schools and Education (MSB) receive immediate notifications regarding the presence of extreme weather conditions (severe weather). Severe weather events include:
(extremely) heavy rain,
severe gusts of wind up to extreme hurricane-force winds,
severe to extreme thunderstorms, possibly accompanied by extreme hurricane-force winds or heavy rain,
(extremely) heavy snowfall, possibly with drifts,
black ice.
In these cases, based on reports and recommendations from the German Weather Service, the crisis management teams of the individual district administrations will decide, after consulting with the MSB’s school crisis officer, whether to announce the suspension of in-person classes. If the severe weather affects the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Ministry of Schools and Education may decide to suspend in-person classes statewide. If in-person classes are suspended, students must remain at home for their own safety and participate in distance learning or complete alternative assignments.
VERA 8
VERA 8 – 2026
Here you will find the most important information about the 2026 standardized tests (VERA-8), in which Selma-Lagerlöf Secondary School is also participating with its 8th-grade students.
First, you can download the latest parent information here. We also offer a presentation created for parent-teacher conferences regarding VERA-8, containing the most important facts from our school’s perspective, which is also available for download.