Will letting students stay home to prevent the epidemic end the school year late and adjust the time of the national high school exam?

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do answers questions from the press. Photo: tienphong.vn

In response to the question, with the complicated developments of the epidemic in the near future, does the Ministry of Education and Training have a plan for students to stay home from school? For 12th grade students, their graduation exam schedule will be affected, what is the plan of the Ministry of Education and Training?

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do said that the Ministry of Education and Training's viewpoint is very clear, first of all, is to put the health of students first. According to the spirit of the Law on Prevention of Infectious Diseases, the Ministry's viewpoint is to base on the epidemic situation and the proposals of the Departments of Education and Training and the Department of Health to decide to let students stay home from school to ensure their health.

“Currently, 63/63 provinces and cities have decided to let students stay home from school. The most important thing is the awareness of teachers in the whole sector about epidemic prevention,” the Deputy Minister of Education and Training emphasized.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do added that during this time, educational institutions will have conditions to clean schools and classrooms, increase medical equipment, and be ready to welcome students back to school.

Educational institutions will also have the conditions to develop direct epidemic prevention plans at school, such as washing hands before entering class, students wearing masks before going to school, etc.

Regarding the school break plan, the Deputy Minister said that in the school year plan, the Ministry of Education and Training has also planned to have 1 week in a semester where students can take a break if necessary. Students can make up for the missed class in the morning if they study in the afternoon or on Saturdays and Sundays.

In case of a prolonged school break, the Ministry can adjust the school year time frame, specifically, the prescribed end date of the school year is May 31, the school year can end later and the time for the national high school exam can be adjusted, usually at the end of June. The spirit of students taking a break from school but still ensuring the education and training program, ensuring quality and especially ensuring the health and safety of students./.