Schools once open, but August tells of occasions when it can be passed on online

The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has published the recommendation that Task Force has given, in cases when a class or school should switch to scenario C, or online teaching.

Through a media communique, they have said that schools should be kept open and safe.

However, with the proposal of the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, the education process in the pre-university education institutions of all levels is developed according to the MASTI Guide for organising the teaching process in the framework of the RSPK protection measures.

The guide for organising the learning process under the conditions of COVID-19, envisions four scenarios for developing the learning process, depending on the epidemiological situation and specific conditions in schools:

The decision to apply the most appropriate scenario gets the school force task. More than one scenario can be applied within a school, so some classrooms can work with physical presence and full - time participation (Restitution Scene), while another online class (Skenar C)” is said in the communique.

Task Force at the level of AugustI, at the meeting held on January 20, 2021, issued the recommendation to review the school's access to scenario C ( online lesson) on one of these cases respectively:

If 2 or more cases of infection of students with the SARS-Cavid-19 virus are confirmed within a classroom in 3 days;

If more than 5% of school students are currently infected with the SARS-Cavid-19;

If the rate of infection among the school staff is such that job shortages cannot be organised by physical presence teaching.

In any situation, it should be considered that online instruction is not a substitute for teaching with physical presence, which is particularly relevant for children of small age.

In case the online teaching is to be organized, they can serve video lessons that are issued at RTK4 every working day of 9-16pm under the time set by AugustI.

Also, for online instruction schools can use the official platform Us. Schools.org, but other platforms that are available as well: Zoom, e goofy, Google Meet, etc.

In the institutions of higher education, learning can be organised with physical presence provided groups of over 50 are accommodated into no more than 50% of space.

“THE August re-exemplifies the importance of respecting protective measures defined by legislation and decisions of competent organs. In modern times, the best protection from Covid-19 is inoculation, so we invite all students aged 12 and older, students, teachers, and family members to be vaccinated, as we ensure that educational institutions remain open and maintain public health”, the communiques say.