(HBO) – The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province on February 12 issued a document requesting local schools to prepare for students’ return after schools were temporarily closed to prevent the acute respiratory disease caused a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, students are set to come back to school on February 17.

The Lac Hung Primary and Secondary School in Yen Thuy district has cleaned and sterilised all classrooms and education tools before students return.

There are 541 schools with 223,722 students in Hoa Binh at present. During the school shutdown from February 3 to 16, all the establishments cleaned and fumigated their entire campuses, equipment and education tools.

To maintain learners’ study habits, teachers have given homework to their students via messages or the internet to ensure students are ready to continue learning when they are back to school.

Schools and other educational establishments have been asked to be active in arranging learning time so that the 2019-2020 academic year will end as scheduled in Decision 1514/QD-UBND issued by the provincial People’s Committee on July 16 last year.

At present, the local educational sector still keeps a close watch on and stays updated with information about the epidemic situation so as to provide timely notifications for cadres, teachers, students and their parents to carry out preventive measures.

The Department of Education and Training also requested schools and relevant units to build alternative learning plans to make up for the time students get off from school, and these plans must ensure that the regulated educational programme is fully implemented. If necessary, they can arrange classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Besides, it is also necessary to keep in touch with students’ parents to learn about their health, according to the department./.

 


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