The Public Health Authority “Weqaya” announced today (Wednesday) a preventive guideline for returning to schools for students under the age of 12 years.
And she indicated that the target groups of the guide are educational and administrative cadres, school workers, health workers, and parents, with the aim of ensuring a safe return to the education sector, providing a sound environment, and detecting cases early to limit the spread of Corona disease in schools, and protect students and all groups of the school community.
School preparations
The plan template prepared by the school administration is being made under the supervision of the School Health Affairs Department at the Ministry of Education and includes several points, including the distribution and training of educational and administrative staff by the school administration on the training package for the basics of infection control prepared by the School Health Department at the Ministry of Health, and ensuring social distancing with distance. Recommended among students in their gathering places in classrooms and other facilities.
Determining the communication mechanisms of employees, parents and the health center, and defining a clear mechanism for dealing with positive cases that may exist in the school and the consequent number of contacts and the suspension of the educational process as determined by the local health authorities.
immunization of students
Attendance will resume for the age group less than 12 years old, and it is not required that all students have completed the vaccine doses, but students are encouraged to hurry to complete the vaccine doses.
Applying precautionary measures such as wearing a muzzle, and physical distancing during the attendance study, regardless of the state of immunization, and groups that have not completed immunization and are more vulnerable to severe disease and hypnosis are excluded from attendance.
family role
There must be communication and sharing of information and instructions between the school and the family, and this includes promoting the general health of their children through good nutrition for them; Rich in fruits and vegetables, adequate sleep, reduce sugars, and encourage them to increase physical activity.
Recommending parents to provide their children with personal protective equipment such as masks and pocket alcohol gel, according to the student’s age and ability to benefit from them and understand their importance and how to use them.
Providing the student with personal supplies that dispense with the common needs and tools in the school, such as food, water bottles, and all his school supplies.
Emphasizing that the sick son does not attend until recovery, according to the state of our trust, and the student returns after the illness and recovery period has passed, while ensuring the health status of the student through the application of our trust.
school transport
A segment of school students depends on school buses, which may constitute an environment for disease transmission, so a number of measures must be taken and buses should be equipped with alcohol or office alcohol dispensers to ensure the process of hand hygiene.
The bus driver or the escort shall ensure that the student sterilizes hands, covers the nose and mouth during coughing and sneezing with a tissue or uses the inside of the elbow, then disposes of the used tissues in the trash.
The guide stressed that students adhere to the same seat throughout the trip, and that students are not allowed to stand inside the bus during the trip.
Physical distancing of at least one and a half meters when waiting for the bus, leaving at least a seat space between each student and student in the same class, and it is not necessary to leave a seat behind or in front of the student, and drivers and escorts must wear face masks at all times during work.
At school
Canceling the morning queue and directing students to their classes directly, to achieve physical distancing.
Rearranging or reconfiguring the classrooms so that the distance between adjacent tables or between the table and the chair in front of it is not less than 60 cm, ensuring good ventilation for the classrooms, opening windows in them, making use of laboratory rooms and resource rooms in converting them into classrooms where students are distributed, and preventing the exchange of tools. Like pens.
Ensure periodic disinfection and sterilization of school facilities and places used by more than one person, such as toilets, abolishing water coolers and obligating students, and educational and administrative staff, to bring their own drinking water for personal use.
Cancel the sharing of meals and group meals in teachers’ rooms and restrooms, and leave the classroom in the school space with a commitment to dividing the classes and taking them out at different intervals, and allowing breakfast in the classroom for those who wish to do so.
Cancellation of any non-classroom activity that does not meet the standards of physical distancing, and in the event that there are sports activities that are taken into account in a spacious and well-ventilated place, taking into account the distancing and taking into account the non-participation of tools in activities that require the participation of a large number of students, and ensuring physical distance during the performance of prayers And not to crowd at places of ablution, as well as other instructions explained by “Prevention” in Preventive Guidelines for Back to School.