It required those coming from abroad to examine and obtain a home quarantine certificate

Private schools in Abu Dhabi receive students next Sunday

School teachers take a PCR swab to ensure they are safe.

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Private schools in Abu Dhabi confirmed the completion of their preparations to receive students next week in the classroom, in case a new decision was not issued to extend the period of "remote" education, which was issued at the beginning of the second semester for a period of two weeks, indicating that they provided strict precautionary and preventive measures to ensure the safety of students These include: the provision of a nurse, an isolation room, and continuous sterilization of school facilities throughout the day, in addition to requiring students returning from abroad to perform a PCR or saliva examination for those younger than 12 years old.

The Department of Education and Knowledge announced, during the first semester leave, that all students of private schools would have the option to return to school in the second semester, after the approval of the Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Committee resulting from the Corona pandemic in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the Department of Education and Knowledge, to receive Students of all academic levels in private schools in Abu Dhabi, and before the beginning of the second semester, the Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Committee resulting from the Corona pandemic in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the Department of Education and Knowledge, approved the “remote” study system in all schools in the emirate for the first two weeks of the semester The second school, in order to ensure the health of students, teachers and all workers.

In detail, private schools in Abu Dhabi confirmed that they did not receive any directives from the Department of Education and Knowledge regarding the continuation of the "remote" education model for all students, which was approved for the first two weeks of the current semester, and that according to the current situation, students of all grades will receive students in the first and second rounds. And the third, who chose the education system within the "hybrid education" classes, with the continuation of the option of "remote" education for students wishing to not attend school, indicating that all teachers, administrators and workers inside schools conducted a PCR scan this week to ensure their safety.

Yesterday, private schools in Abu Dhabi sent messages to students' families asking them if they returned from traveling from outside the country after the third of January, and are planning for their children to return to work in the classrooms, the need to inform school officials, as it is imperative for students returning from Green list countries only show a negative result issued within 96 hours before their return to school, while students returning from other places outside the green list specified by the competent authorities, must show a negative result within 96 hours, in addition to showing a certificate that one of their parents has completed the home quarantine period Schools pointed out that children under 12 years old who return from abroad can choose to test saliva or swab the nose, and schools have identified places for free saliva swabs.

The schools confirmed that they had developed action plans, which included: the provision of a certified nurse or medical specialist present in the school, a quarantine room, thorough cleaning and disinfection of its facilities once a day, the availability of places to wash and sterilize hands in different locations of school buildings and on board school buses, and contain all classes The study includes sterilization wipes, hand sanitizer, and a closed waste bin to ensure hygiene, cleaning and disinfection of frequently used surfaces such as light switches, door handles, stairs and toilet seats every hour, cleaning and sterilizing the toilets every hour, in addition to providing a certified nurse or medical specialist present in the school, and a room Quarantine for students and employees, who suffer from symptoms of "Covid-19".

The schools affirmed their follow-up plans for the optimal use of academic facilities and resources, which include converting some areas not designated for teaching, such as gyms and libraries into classrooms, distributing and dividing classrooms according to spacing procedures, maintaining a distance of 1.5 meters between children, and allocating fixed seats throughout the semester for each semester. Baby, removing unnecessary furniture, as well as minimizing sharing and sharing of materials and tools such as educational toys and equipment.

Sick student

Private schools indicated that there are five steps to deal with cases of suspected infection of any student while he is in the school, including: transferring him immediately to the quarantine room for his condition to be monitored by the school nurse, calling his parents immediately to take the child from school, and preventing the school from giving any Medicines for him, and inform the parents of the nearest hospital or test center for "Covid-19", and in the event that the child's results are positive for "Covid-19", the family must inform the school so that it can take the necessary measures to ensure the health of students and other employees, who They may have been exposed to the virus, pointing out that information related to any child is prohibited from being circulated with anyone other than the concerned government authorities.

Schools confirmed that they did not receive any instructions regarding the continuation of the "remote" education model for all students.

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