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Private schools require 3 preventive measures to return to work

Schools sent text messages to students' families stating the importance of students having a Corona test.

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Private schools in the country have put in place three preventive measures for the return of their students to classes, with the beginning of the second semester, next January, to ensure that they are free of the Corona virus, and in compliance with the precautionary measures stipulated by the competent authorities.

Schools sent text messages to students' families, stating the importance of students over 12 years of age undergoing a Corona (PCR) examination, providing a negative result two days before the start of the semester, and conducting a negative examination for students who traveled outside the country during the first semester vacation.

Other schools have confirmed that they have implemented the distance education system, in all educational stages, for a period of two weeks with the beginning of the second semester, as a preventive measure to preserve the safety of students and educational and administrative staff.

The director of the Sharjah International Private School in Umm Al Quwain, Mona Serhal, told «Emirates Today», that «most of the students’ families demanded that their children return to the classroom, instead of distance learning, during the second semester, due to their inability to sit with them during the lessons. After, because of their preoccupation with their own work, and for students to benefit more educationally while they are in the classroom, from distance learning classes.

She explained that the school is ready to receive 70% of its students of all school levels, but that for their return to the classrooms a PCR examination is required and a negative result will be provided two days before the start of education for those over the age of 12 years.

And she continued: “We asked students who traveled outside the country during the first semester vacation, to show a (Corona) examination with a negative result upon return to school to allow them to attend school, and no student will be allowed to enter the school without submitting the negative examination to the administration, and in the event that students delay the examination , They will be transferred to the remote lessons on a mandatory basis, until the examination is conducted and a negative result is provided.

She explained that the school called on the educational and administrative staff not to travel outside the country during the first semester vacation, as a precautionary and preventive measure from the Corona virus, and so that their arrival to work is not delayed in the event that any country closes its borders due to preventive measures.

The director of Al-Noor Private School in Sharjah, Rola Muhammad, indicated that the preventive and precautionary measures in the school building are applied to all students and educational and administrative staff, and everyone's temperature will be measured and obligated to sterilize upon arrival at the school, and sterilize classes and facilities after school hours to provide protection and prevention. Everyone from the Corona virus.

The director of a private school in Ras Al Khaimah that applies the American curriculum, preferring not to be named, confirmed that the school informed all students and their families of the continuation of distance learning for a period of two weeks, with the beginning of the second semester, as a precautionary and preventive measure from the Corona virus.

He explained that the school does not have any information about students and educational and administrative staff who traveled outside the country, or about sick students during the first semester vacation, so it called for the continuation of distance learning for everyone for a specific period, to preserve the safety of students and educational and administrative staff.

He pointed out that after the end of the two-week period, students who have chosen school hours can attend classes, while adhering to the preventive measures and procedures.

Students who have chosen school hours can attend classes after the two weeks of remote study ends.

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