The Secretary of Education, Elba Aponte Sants, announced this afternoon that the first phase of the reopening of face-to-face schools will be aimed only at K-3, Special Education and 12th grade students.
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This opening, as previously announced, would be for March 3rd.
These students are “projected” to be divided into groups A and B, and will attend in person only two days a week, the rest will remain virtual.
According to Aponte Sants, the school day is expected to be around noon and there will be approximately 8 to 12 students per classroom, “depending on the size of the group.”
Lunches will continue in “recorded and go” mode, meaning canteens will not be open on the recommendation of the Department of Health.
“Schools will have digital thermometers, cleaning supplies and extra masks although students and staff will have to bring their own and arrive with them on,” the secretary added.
Schools will have nurses who will be responsible for ensuring that the protocols are complied with and for being the liaison with the case tracking system.
Parents and guardians will not be allowed to enter the schools and if they have a concern they will have to request an appointment to be cared for.
Aponte Sants did not confirm which schools specifically would be open but assured that it would announce it soon.
On the other hand, he explained that more than 24,000 employees of education centers have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19.
“The collaboration and integration of all will be essential for us to be successful in this effort, I invite you to be part of the solutions,” he concluded.
We recommend you listen to this episode of the podcast With Editors about returning to face-to-face classes:
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