Mexico on Monday authorized a return to face-to-face courses for the 2020-2021 cycle in low-risk traffic light states, although it reiterated that this return will be mixed, ie virtual and face-to-face for nearly 30.5 million. of students.
Federal Secretary of Education Esteban Moctezuma He explained that the face-to-face hours can be resumed in the states of Campeche and Chiapas, entities in the green light, ie with a low epidemiological risk, although it will be necessary to maintain protocols in this regard.
He explained that in schools that restart classes in face-to-face mode, three co-responsibility filters will be established: home, school, class.
Further, access to soap and water will be guaranteed; and covid-19 will be considered a job risk for teachers.
Also, he said, the general use of face masks or craft handkerchiefs, healthy distance to entrances and exits, staggered return, fixed places allocated and alternative assistance by name will be required.
In the same way, any type of ceremony will be suspended. “There will be a system of early detection and social-emotional attention for teachers and students. This will change until it is determined by the general health council. “
He stressed that the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, offered the states at a green light that teachers returning to their work will be vaccinated.
Similarly, he announced that there will be a strengthening of learning.
Sunday evening, Ministry of Public Education (SEP) he had advanced the decision to strengthen the “Learn at Home” program with systematic feedback on student performance.
The program, the agency reaffirmed, will continue with the support of national television channels, public and private, to continue with this fabric, “because it can’t just be given by one channel, but it has different programs and covers as much area as possible.”
In this regard, Moctezuma stressed that there will be two weeks of reinforcement of the expected learning. “Teachers asked us to publish the content in advance, so in advance we will have the content on the official page” of the program.
Mexico currently has over 1.5 million cases and 133,706 deaths and has recorded a record number of infections and deaths in recent weeks.