"Education and Knowledge" directed her to form teams in response to cases
250,000 dirhams fine for schools violating safety measures in Abu Dhabi
The Department issued a comprehensive guide for preventive measures in schools.
From the source
The Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi confirmed the adoption of penalties to ensure that private schools in the emirate comply with the requirements of reopening them and provide a healthy and safe learning environment for students and the school community, which included fines of up to 250 thousand dirhams for schools violating measures to prevent Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain. .
She added that its compliance teams have carried out more than 520 inspection visits to schools since the beginning of the current school year, as part of the intensification of their monitoring efforts to ensure compliance with the precautionary measures.
The department said that it obligated schools to develop a response plan to deal with infected and suspected cases of the virus, in addition to issuing a set of preventive measures that must be followed by parents to limit the transmission of infection among students, including the student not attending the school in the event of symptoms appearing on him, And visit a doctor to assess his condition.
She indicated that she had directed schools to form a response team for cases, including a "first responder" nurse trained in the field of contact investigation and dealing with cases of infection and suspected cases, to activate the response plan when any symptoms were detected or suspected of being infected by a student or school staff. While in the building.
The plan requires transferring the case to the quarantine room in the school, and communicating with his guardian - if he is a student - to come to the school, and receive it from the nurse.
She emphasized that the school, in this case, must apply the precautionary measures and inform the concerned authorities directly.
The suspected case, and the individuals in contact with it, will have to undergo a test to detect the "Covid-19" virus, and stay in home quarantine for 14 days, with follow-up education or remote work, if his health condition allows him to do so.
After completing the home quarantine period, the contacts are required to present two consecutive negative results (on the first and twelfth days of the home quarantine period), and an official health certificate issued by the concerned health authorities before returning to school.
The department drew attention to the issuance of a comprehensive compliance guide for the procedures, stressing the need for schools to implement it, with an emphasis on adherence to strict health and safety procedures, and the adoption of corrective measures and violations that will be issued against schools in the event of a breach of the procedures, ranging between a warning and a fine of up to 250,000 dirhams.
The Department called on students' families to remind their children daily of the precautions that must be taken in the school for their safety, and includes four main precautions, including washing and sterilizing hands constantly, maintaining physical distancing, wearing a muzzle, and not sharing belongings with others, including water bottles, digital devices and tools Writing and books.
4 precautions the child should be reminded of daily
Hand sterilization.
Maintain the spacing.
Wear a muzzle.
Do not share belongings with others.
Hot line
The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed that the compliance officer appointed at the school submits a daily report to the department with a comprehensive list of all aspects of compliance, while the "hotline" provides a communication mechanism for teachers and students' families with the department to report complaints about violations of security and safety procedures, for follow-up and verification.
• 520 inspection visits carried out by compliance teams to private schools since the beginning of the current school year.
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