The Bavarian Teachers' Association (BLLV) is calling for a reform of the classical grading system. "We have to realize that our performance system is old school," says BLLV President Simone Fleischmann.

The Association of German Secondary School Teachers (VDR) sees the whole thing somewhat differently. "Just because digital devices were not checked during exams in Hamburg, grades should be abolished?" asks VDR Federal Chairman Jürgen Böhm. "At least since the graphing calculator, it has been the responsibility of the ministries and ultimately teachers"