Organizes periodic visits to inspect private schools to ensure safety measures

“Education and Knowledge” obliges schools to take 4 measures.. and excludes 4 categories from wearing masks

• "Education and Knowledge" stressed the need to adhere to physical distancing.

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The Department of Education and Knowledge announced the implementation of a monitoring program on private schools during the new academic year, which includes periodic inspection visits to schools to ensure their compliance with all safety measures contained in the policies and guidelines for opening private schools, noting that these guidelines include four main measures, including physical distancing, and wearing Masks and class groups, in addition to switching to distance education in the event of “Covid-19” injuries recorded, while the department excluded four categories of wearing masks inside the school.

In detail, the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed, in the Policies and Guidelines for Reopening Private Schools “Safe Operations” guide, that the compliance program that will be implemented from the first day of the new school year, in order to ensure the schools’ commitment to form a team in response to the developments of the “Covid-19” virus. To provide the necessary care to students in emergency situations, manage incidents related to “Covid-19”, refer them to the competent authorities if necessary, track contact cases, and review attendance records of staff and students in the event that a student or a member of the work team is infected with the “Covid-virus” virus. 19”, in addition to communicating with employees, parents, and the Department of Education and Knowledge, in any incident related to “Covid-19” in the school.

The department stressed the necessity of wearing masks before entering the school building, with the exception of four categories that included kindergarten students, students and employees who cannot wear masks due to their health condition “supported by a medical certificate”, and who are expected to wear a face shield instead, and teachers of young students, As well as students of determination who have hearing disabilities, “it is recommended to wear transparent masks”, and all students and employees during the lunch period and when they participate in medium and high-risk sports, provided that physical distancing measures are maintained, but otherwise, they must wear masks at all times. other.

The department indicated the need for each school to establish an isolation room (medical quarantine) in - or next to - the school clinic, and to equip it according to the approved specifications for use in cases of suspected infection of any faculty member or students, noting that if the isolation room is outside the school clinic The necessary precautions must be observed when moving from it to the isolation room (adhering to the standards of physical distancing and wearing masks).

And she stressed the presence of a specialized nurse in the school clinic, to take the necessary preventive measures for suspected cases, inform the competent authorities, and that the quarantine room be well ventilated, and have a private bathroom equipped with a toilet and hand-washing facilities, and if the room is used by different people, it must be allocated One bed, taking care to leave a distance of at least two meters.

The department pointed out that if the school receives male and female students in the second and third cycles, separate spaces must be provided for each of them, containing two quarantine rooms, each attached to a private bathroom, pointing out that the isolation rooms must contain basic necessities, such as Personal protective equipment, including medical masks, gloves and long-sleeved apron for single use, and the provision of (N95) masks for the school nurse, to be used when dealing with suspected cases of infection or infection with the “Covid-19” virus.

The department confirmed that the school is not allowed to give or supervise the taking of any medications to alleviate the symptoms of “Covid-19” without the consent of the parent of the injured student, unless this is for the purpose of saving his life or for extreme necessity, noting that if the school uses medicines or tools To deal with medical emergencies, they must ensure that the student's guardian agrees first, and provide treatment only through a trained medical professional, and at the responsibility of the private school.

The department allowed schools to give paracetamol to reduce the temperature, if the student’s guardian will take a long time, and if the student suffers from shortness of breath, he can be given low-flow oxygen until he is transferred to the hospital.

Medical emergencies

The Department of Education and Knowledge warned schools against attempting, under any circumstances, to manage any of the “Covid-19” cases alone, and in the event of the patient’s condition deteriorating, and the necessity of providing emergency services, the medical specialist must follow the current procedures to deal with medical emergencies.

She indicated the need to transfer the student who shows symptoms of "Corona" to the quarantine room, and inform the guardian to take him as soon as possible, and if the suspect is a school employee, he must follow the instructions of the medical specialist.

spare masks

The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed that the requirements for the muzzle are subject to change based on the latest instructions issued by the competent authorities, noting the need for schools to remind students and staff to bring additional masks, to ensure that a backup muzzle is permanently available, and that the school is committed to providing a quantity of masks for students who may not have them. Masks have been misplaced or destroyed, and these masks must be readily available at school entrances and exits and in classrooms if necessary.

The department stressed the need for schools to ensure that students wear the muzzle correctly, and schools should also provide training for students to educate them on how to wash and sterilize hands and wear and remove masks, noting that due to the close dealings of some employees with students of determination, it is imperative for the school to ensure the provision of These employees are equipped with personal protective equipment according to the individual risk assessment of the student, while the masks must be disposed of after use, or stored properly.

• Establishing an isolation room (medical quarantine) in each school, containing personal protective equipment.

• A nurse specialist in the school clinic, to take the necessary preventive measures for suspected cases.

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