Distance education is an option for all students .. and allowing "chronic cases" to return to school

A free Corona examination for Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 students in Abu Dhabi

Providing the option to return to school for all private school students.

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The Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi announced that all students 12 years and over who wish to return to school in the next semester (second semester) are required to undergo a Corona virus (PCR) examination and provide a negative result immediately before the start of classroom education, as well as It provided the option to return to school for students with chronic health conditions, indicating that all teachers and school personnel are obliged to undergo an examination before being able to return to work at school.

The department affirmed that students of determination and students who are regular students of the distance education model are completely excluded from compulsory examination, while students with chronic health conditions will be allowed to return to the study seats at the beginning of the second semester, provided that they submit a medical fitness letter from the specialist doctor, which confirms the student’s ability Always at school, along with the students ’parents signing a pledge that they understand the responsibility associated with sending their children to school.

The department announced the provision of free examinations at specific centers for the "SEHA" company according to specific dates for each school during the period between December 21 and 31, 2020, and to ensure that students, teachers and school workers could receive free examinations, the department circulated the schedule of free examinations to all private schools. Schools of educational partnerships in the emirate, in addition to publishing it on the department's website.

She pointed out that obtaining the free examination requires showing the Emirates ID and the identification code for each school, and students and parents can communicate with schools to find out the code assigned to the school, the location of the examination center, the specified date, and other details related to the examination.

She pointed out that in the event that students or teachers wish to conduct the examinations at different dates or centers, they can go to any of the private or government clinics and health centers and conduct the examination at their own expense, noting that the examination should be carried out from the date of December 21 onwards, while it will continue. Regular checks for teachers and all school personnel during the next semester, and the department will communicate with schools to share their examination schedules at a later time.

The department confirmed that all private school students will be offered the option to return to school in the second semester, after the Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Committee in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the Department of Education and Knowledge, has received the students of all school levels in private schools in Abu Dhabi, starting from January 2021.

She pointed out that the decision comes within the intensive efforts made by the department and the concerned health authorities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to ensure safe return to schools, after announcing last month the Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Committee in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the Department of Education and Knowledge, to allow students of all circles the option to return to school. Classes during the next semester, which will start on January 3, 2021.

The department stressed its intensification of inspection visits to schools to ensure that all preventive measures, precautionary measures and health and safety standards specified in school reopening policies are applied, in addition to its constant communication with school administrators and all concerned authorities in the government and private sectors to coordinate the safe return of students, while adhering to preventive measures and precautionary measures. Followed to limit the spread of the "Covid-19" virus.

The Department of Education and Knowledge had directed private school principals in Abu Dhabi to evaluate parents' opinions about their preferred education model between school time and distance education, with the assurance that the option to pursue distance education will remain available to all students in the first, second and third cycle during the entire semester. The second.

The department has called on all private schools to give parents the necessary flexibility with the start of the new semester, and to enable them to change the preferred education model during the first two weeks of the semester next January.

4 axes to open schools

The Department of Education and Knowledge affirmed that the policy of opening private schools in Abu Dhabi and receiving students during the Corona pandemic is based on four axes, including: safe operations, education and learning, student and teaching staff safety, and community support, noting that the focus of safe operations focuses on procedures Which aims to ensure safety in all school-based operations, while the Teaching and Learning axis lays down clear guidelines for social distancing and other safety measures without compromising the schools' main academic goals.

She indicated that within the framework of this axis, schools must follow three basic preventive measures, foremost of which is achieving social distancing, by making the necessary arrangements to limit mixing between people as much as possible, providing protective equipment, installing the appropriate equipment of condoms and separators, and other protection measures. , And maintaining the highest standards of hygiene and sterilization.

She pointed out that the topic of student safety and faculty staff is at the forefront of their priorities when returning to schools, while the community support axis encourages schools to develop plans to provide support and assistance to needy students, including deduction from fees, delaying payment, dividing semester fees into monthly installments, and others.

Inspection visits to schools to ensure the implementation of preventive measures.

• Excluding students of determination and "remote education" from mandatory examination.

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