Director of Nghe An Department of Education inspects social distancing implementation in schools

On April 26, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh inspected the preparations for students to return to school in Nam Dan district.

Before students returned to school, schools were equipped with hand sanitizer systems for students. Photo: My Ha

At Nam Dan 1 High School, this morning the school completed a general cleaning of the entire campus and installed nearly 20 additional water taps to ensure students can wash their hands regularly.

However, due to the large number of students and large campus, the Director of the Department requested the school to urgently install additional hand washing taps to ensure sufficient quantity as required.

Nam Dan 1 High School will use the council meeting room as a classroom for classes with too many students. Photo: My Ha

Regarding the distancing of students, in addition to arranging students for different classes to study in different sessions, the school has arranged additional desks and chairs for some classrooms. In reality, due to the uneven number of students in many classes in the school, especially grade 12, the Department's leaders requested the school to study additional seating arrangements for students.

In the immediate future, for classes with too many students, additional meeting rooms, practice rooms or multi-purpose rooms will be used as classrooms for students and social distancing regulations will be strictly followed, with each student at least 1 meter apart.

Each classroom at Kim Lien Secondary School will have its own hand washing basin to create a habit of cleanliness for students. Photo: My Ha

At Kim Lien Secondary School, the Director of the Department of Education and Training acknowledged the school's efforts in preparing to welcome students back to school. The school has arranged tables and assigned staff to measure students' body temperature and monitor hand washing with sanitizer. In addition, the school has also installed enough water taps to ensure each class has one according to instructions.

During the days when students go to school, the school's public address system will also regularly broadcast propaganda to raise awareness of Covid-19 prevention for teachers and students.

Hand washing and sanitizing is mandatory when students return to school and there are staff on duty to remind students regularly. Photo: My Ha

To ensure the safety of students going to school, the Director of the Department of Education and Training also requested that schools consider additional distancing for students. In addition to adding more desks and chairs in classrooms, schools can rearrange desks and chairs to meet new requirements and ensure minimum distance.

Regarding ensuring the safety of students when going to school, today the Department of Education and Training also issued a document with detailed instructions on implementing social distancing. Accordingly, all primary, secondary, high schools, and continuing education centers and vocational education and training centers in the province will only organize one session per day. To ensure social distancing, classes will be arranged alternately in the morning and afternoon. With this regulation, primary schools that are implementing boarding will also temporarily stop organizing to ensure the safety of students.

Desks at Kim Lien Secondary School will be rearranged and the number of students at each desk will be reduced to ensure social distancing. Photo: My Ha.

According to the instructions of the Provincial People's Committee, tomorrow, April 27, secondary and high school students in the whole province will officially return to school after a long break due to the Covid-19 epidemic. The remaining levels will return to school from May 4.

To reduce and distance students in each session, the Department of Education and Training requires units to organize two shifts.

Specifically, for high school, Grades 11 and 12 study in the morning; Grade 10 study in the afternoon.

For junior high school, grades 8 and 9 study in the morning, grades 6 and 7 study in the afternoon.

For Primary level, Grades 4 and 5 study in the morning, Grades 1, 2, and 3 study in the afternoon and study 1 session/day, from Monday to Saturday.

For Preschool Education, implement measures to keep children apart when studying, playing, eating, and sleeping.