Teachers ready for learning to start, but see spending 11m euros budget cut

For this, Jashar said they have a version for the first, second, sixth and tenth classes for school returns to be partial and by respecting the measures in exact order.

We think that the new school year in any form the MASH has proposed will begin and there will be no obstacles from SBASK. Everyone is looking forward to seeing what will be done with the new school year, and Minister Likaj and his cabinet have also publicly come up with three opportunities to go back to school fully, which they too have assessed because of the large number of cases with Coronavirus as impossible”.

And they also have a version that is a partial return by mentioning the first classes, second, sixth and tenth classes and reasoning that the first grade is for the first time in learning and has a difficult time on the platform, right knowledge, and finally that trima we had with the distance lesson which had difficulty, but for SBASKU there was also a masquerade.

He said that at the virtual meeting held with Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti have also discussed cutting the budget for 11m euros.

According to him, reducing the budget in this period is wrong, when it is known that additional tools are needed for the start of the new school year.

“We have noted even though the Government, with budget revision, has cut the budget by 11 million. This is a mistake because it's the return of the school year that requires additional tools. Our state should have a specific budget dedicated to the new school year because the requirements will be huge”.

On the other hand, Jashari added that easier organisation would be for students because they are older and understand the measures given by IKKKPK.

According to him, the greatest fear is in children of pre-university education because they are less able to respect social measures and distances.

Mayor Jashari argued that if the first cases with Coronavirus are introduced inside schools, he will seek the Steering Council so the lesson can be stopped.

And it would be easier at faculties to organize physical learning because we're dealing with students who are grown up and they can understand measures maybe even respect what the IKKPK has given them. I'm afraid less pre-university education children are able to respect measures, social distance”.

“A part of the Communist Directors allegedly made preparations they agree to take place under their supervision, but from past years' experiences, the SBASK has told them that they are at first engaged and their commitment is coming and falling. If the first cases with Coronavirus started to appear inside the schools, we'd like to call the Steering Council and make a decision that such teaching will be terminated”, he added.

He said they have expected that the Parliament will have a special session to be debated over the start of the new school year and concrete tasks for Government and MAS will be assigned.

This matter of measures should not be left to an institution with it alone. I have expected that Kosovo's parliament will have a special session where it will be debated for the start of the new school year and concrete tasks for Government, MAS. Parents too must take up their duties because without their parents the start of the new school year will be very difficult”.

Among other things, Jashari stressed that from Monday they will begin with virtual meetings with municipal and university chiefs to see the option in the start of the new school year.

Kosovo's “teachers are waiting for which version will be acceptable to the institutions and IKPK. We from Monday will start with virtual meetings with municipal and university levels heads and will also extend the conversation with the heads of associations to see the teaching option”.

“ ... After these meetings we will come out in a common voice, because responsibilities should be shared by everyone. For us, it's important to have healthy students and teachers: x1>, he concluded.