The Secretary of Education, Elba Aponte Santos, announced this afternoon that the first phase of the reopening of the schools face to face will be directed only to students in grades K-3, Special Education and students in grades XII.
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This opening, as previously announced, will take place on March 3.
These students are “designed” to be divided into groups A and B and will participate in person only two days a week, the rest will remain virtual.
According to Aponte Santos, the school day is expected to last until around noon and there will be about 8-12 students per class, “depending on the size of the group.”
Lunch will continue in the “grab and go” mode, ie the dining rooms will not be open on the recommendation of the Department of Health.
“Schools will have digital thermometers, cleaning supplies and additional masks, although students and staff will need to bring their own and arrive with them,” the secretary added.
Schools will have male and female nurses who will be responsible for ensuring compliance with protocols and liaising with the case tracking system.
Parents and guardians will not be allowed to enter schools and, if they are concerned, they should request a meeting to be seen.
Aponte Santos has not confirmed which schools will be opened specifically, but has assured that he will announce soon.
On the other hand, he explained that over 24,000 employees of schools received the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19.
“The collaboration and integration of all will be essential to succeed in this effort, I invite you to be part of the solutions,” he concluded.
We encourage you to listen to this episode of the Con Los Editores podcast about returning to face-to-face classes:
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