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10 symptoms that prevent students from entering the school building in Abu Dhabi

“Education and Knowledge” agreed for schools to implement a number of extra-curricular activities.

Photography: Eric Arrasas

The Department of Education and Knowledge identified 10 symptoms that prevent students from entering schools, including loss of the sense of smell or taste, and stressed the importance of conducting a daily check of the temperature of children, before leaving the house, and people who show symptoms, or feel generally unwell, should stay in Home, visit the doctor to diagnose the condition, and conduct a test to detect the (Covid-19) virus, if necessary, and the department also agreed to implement five activities within schools.

The department indicated that all authorized persons may enter the school building, unless they show symptoms of high temperature / fever (37.5 degrees Celsius or more), coughing, body pain, feeling unwell, shortness of breath, sore throat, and runny nose. Nose, diarrhea, nausea, headache, loss of sense of smell or taste.

She pointed out that it is necessary to ensure that each student fulfills all vaccination requirements, and the result of the PCR test, to enhance the process of tracing cases of contacts, and reduce the risk of transmission of infection, thus avoiding the school unnecessary shift to the application of distance education.

The department agreed for schools to implement a number of extra-curricular activities that enable students to interact with their friends, including playing and resting outside the classroom, participating in cultural activities, entering dining facilities, entering chapels, and participating in physical education lessons and sports activities.

The department confirmed that attendance is mandatory for all learning styles (class attendance or distance education), as the student is counted as absent if he does not attend the scheduled lesson, noting that absence is authorized for six reasons only, including illness, and the death of a family member of the first or second degree Recorded medical appointments, an official mission to serve the community, and mandatory appearance before official authorities, in addition to traveling with the family for emergency reasons, such as treatment or the death of a family member, with the need to obtain a letter signed by the parent or guardian, or an official document that proves and explains the reason Absence for the duration.

She stressed the need for schools to establish a system for students in school and at home, enabling them to use the "login" feature daily, to follow up on attendance and absence, and schools should prepare and follow specific procedures to keep accurate records, to follow up on students' attendance and absence, and then enter them into the student information system (eSIS). ) on a daily basis, in addition to the need for the school to communicate immediately with the guardian, in case the student is absent without an excuse, or if his cumulative absence rate is 10%, or less than 10%, according to the school’s policies, while parents are required to notify the school In advance, for any planned absence, and submit the required documents to prove it.

Additional terms

The Department of Education and Knowledge stressed the need for external contract employees to fulfill all school health requirements and conditions, in addition to those related to their sector, as determined by the competent authorities, noting that if the result of the examination of a contract employee was positive, or it was found that he was in close contact For a positive case, or a suspected infection, he will not be allowed to enter the school premises, and accordingly, the school must be notified as soon as possible.

She indicated the need to keep daily records for the attendance and absence of contract employees, and the results of the temperature check, as schools must ensure that the activity is monitored and subjected to supervision (with the application of the precautionary measures in place), and implemented after school hours, pointing out that emergency situations that require intervention during School working hours. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that there are no employees or students near the site, with the need to clean and disinfect the site, according to the procedures in place after the completion of the process.

Education and Knowledge: “Attendance is mandatory for all learning styles (classroom or distance), as the student is counted as absent if he does not attend the scheduled lesson.”

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