The Director of the Department of Education hopes that people will share the decision not to let students stay home from school.

Previously, as Nghe An Newspaper reported: Today (May 10) is the first school day of week 34, although the school schedule is still normal, at many schools (mainly in Vinh city), many parents have decided to let their children stay home from school due to concerns about the Covid-19 epidemic.

Responding to this issue, Mr. Thai Van Thanh -Director of Department of Education and TrainingNghe An believes that: At present, the education sector can understand the psychology of parents because the epidemic across the country is still complicated.

Primary school students in Vinh city line up to have their temperature measured before entering class. Photo: MH.

In Nghe An, the appearance of a Covid-19 case in Hoang Mai town is also the reason why the Nghe An education sector has adjusted the semester exam schedule for all levels of education twice in just one week. According to Mr. Thai Van Thanh, "organizing semester exams is in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister and for the education sector to be proactive if an epidemic suddenly occurs and students cannot study in person."

Right after students completed their semester exams (May 8 and 9), on the morning of May 10, learning in Nghe An province continued as usual. This "is in accordance with the school year plan of the Ministry of Education and Training as well as the Decision of the People's Committee of Nghe An province". Specifically, according to the 2020-2021 school year plan approved by the Provincial People's Committee, Nghe An will complete the second semester education plan before May 25, 2021 and end the school year before May 31, 2021.

Disease prevention work is seriously implemented by schools. Photo: MH

Today, the Department of Education and Training also grasped the school attendance of localities and confirmed that the number of students absent from school was mainly concentrated in Vinh city and was not the majority.

The department's leaders also affirmed: Nghe An is currently controlling the epidemic well, all activities are going on normally so the education sector is still teaching as usual. That is also for the education sector to strictly implement teaching and learning routines.

In response to parents' concerns, the Director of the Department of Education and Training also hopes that parents will continue to share with the education sector because currently the education sector and the whole country still have to carry out the dual goal of both fighting the epidemic and ensuring socio-economic development. "In case the whole sector is off school, many families, especially those without caregivers, will have difficulty taking care of their children at home. That will also lead to consequences for jobs and income."

With its responsibility, the Department of Education and Training also directed schools to strengthen epidemic prevention work. In addition, when deciding to let students go to school, "the Director of the Department of Education and Training and the school must be responsible for ensuring the safety of students". In fact, "if making a decisionleave schoolIt will be easier for the education sector, but the fact that schools are still organizing normal teaching and learning is all part of the pre-determined plan. If force majeure occurs, we will definitely receive specific instructions and students' learning will be adjusted most appropriately," added Mr. Thai Van Thanh.

Today, Hoang Mai High School started teaching online for students. Photo: PV

Regarding the organization of teaching and learning, the Department of Education and Training has issued a document instructing Hoang Mai town - the locality with a patient positive for Covid - 19. This is also the only locality in the province where students are temporarily out of school and today schools have started organizing online teaching for students.