The Ministry of Education: A plan has been developed to discuss the possibility of resuming studies for the next academic year across all state-run and private educational institutions including kindergartens, schools or universities.
The Ministry of Education: The plan will also consider all protective measures and guidelines which must be followed by all institutions in order to return. The controls and requirements are as follows:
1. Commitment to monitor the temperature of all staff, teachers, students and others on a daily basis in all educational institutions.
2. Maintaining physical distance guidelines as recommended by the relevant health authorities and reducing the head-count capacity in classrooms, whether in universities, schools or nurseries.
3. Sterilization protocols for educational institutions including classrooms, laboratories and other facilities - ensuring frequent sterilization.
4. Organizing and managing the students’ working day including mealtimes to avoid high concentrations of students in one place.
4. Organizing and managing the students’ working day including mealtimes to avoid high concentrations of students in one place.
5. Limiting gatherings and suspending group activities such as school trips, celebrations, sports events and student camps.
6. Reducing bus capacities - which should not to exceed 30% to maintain physical distancing protocols, and measuring the temperature of each student before boarding the bus.
7. Forbidding non-essential support and maintenance services from entering educational institutions during working hours and if students, teachers and support staff are present.
8. Ensuring the operation and organization of university housing according to specific precautionary procedures and requirements.
9. A health and safety official will be identified within each educational institution. This individual will be trained to implement precautionary measures, controls and requirements around #Covid19, in addition to training regular nursing staff.
