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A difficult year .. Everyone's cooperation is the key to the solution

Sami Al Riyami

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August 30, 2020

The new school year will not be a normal year, rather it is an exceptional year in its timing, shape and all the circumstances surrounding it, full of challenges, but we are in a country that has always been able to face challenges and overcome them, so we all look forward to the success of all partners and parties involved in the educational process. In overcoming these new challenges by achieving positive results, and they succeed in facing all the repercussions associated with the presence of the emerging corona virus, and preventing it from infiltrating and spreading among school students.

We fully understand that the decision to return to school may be worrying for some parents and students, but the great government attention, and the health protocols approved by the concerned authorities for schools, will definitely work to remove this anxiety bit by bit, especially since it is very clear that schools adhere to finally announcing strict health measures. And safety, to protect our children, students, and school personnel from infection.

Generally speaking, anyone who is concerned about the return of schools can speak with the school of his children, to learn more about the method that you will follow in preserving the health and safety of students, and about his role as guardian. Health.

During the coming period, schools will have to adhere to health and safety directives, to protect everyone from infection, and this means that the school may not look as it did in the past, as during this period gatherings should be reduced, so events and activities are not allowed at the school level, such as Morning queue, school meetings, events such as Sports Day and International Day, and artistic performances.

The Ministry of Education has also approved a set of mechanisms, systems and protocols for how educational facilities operate during the "Covid-19" pandemic, and a general framework for protocols and procedures, and has prepared a comprehensive document on the requirements of the procedures for operating educational facilities during the pandemic "in Arabic and English", in cooperation with all partners, such as the Ministry Health and community protection, local health departments and bodies, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, local educational bodies, and others.

These approved health protocols include procedures for entering the educational facility, such as examining "Covid-19", examining temperature, physical distancing, sterilization and disinfection, nutrition, securing transportation services, training and awareness, monitoring and inspection plan, and others, in addition to activating the Ministry of Education operations room on 24 hours.

In addition, the smart learning system has been adopted, and the speed of response to emergency conditions in the past period, and digital platforms containing an ample stock of data and curricula have been adopted, and made available to all schools in the country, which contributed to the educational stability of our students with the availability of conditions and a safe environment for them.

A difficult year for sure, but the good preparation, and the peerless attention from the leadership and the government, to all the details of the precautionary measures, and the steps that are being taken in schools to protect students, and the cooperation of everyone at home and school, there is no doubt that they will pass this difficult year to safety, until this suffocating crisis !

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