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RIO – Given the decision of the Regional Labor Court of the 1st Region (TRT) on the return of face-to-face classes in private schools that would have been given this Sunday the 13th, the schools of Rio de Janeiro reinforce their plans to resume activities in basis for measures to combat Covid-19. There are units that believe that their students will return to class before the end of the month.
The determination of this Sunday annulled the precautionary measure that prevented the return to face-to-face classes in the private school system, dividing opinions between the Union of Educational Institutions of Rio de Janeiro (Sinepe-RJ) -which defends the resumption- and the Union of Teachers of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro and Region (Sinpro-Rio) – which is contrary because it believes that the return “puts at risk the lives of countless children, relatives and workers.”
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– We received with surprise Thursday’s decision (with the precautionary measure that prevented the return), and today (13) we are satisfied, but as the precautionary measure only fell in the middle of Sunday afternoon, we do not think we have time. able to warn students, many schools should not return on Monday, but gradually. We believe that at the end of the month they have resumed face-to-face activities – said lawyer João Póvoa, partner of Bichara Advogados and representative of Sinepe-RJ.
As for Escola Nova, with units in Jardim Botânico and Gávea, face-to-face classes will resume from this Monday the 14th. The announcement was made through its Facebook page, which reinforced the importance of respecting “distance and, in some cases, in a rotation system “.
“Follow the news that we will publish here. Welcome back 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th PE and 3rd MS!”, He completed the post from the school.
According to Vinícius Canedo Villela, from Grupo Educacional Mopi, in Tijuca, a return to face-to-face activities is being planned and should happen soon. Given the new judicial decision, this Monday until noon a statement should be sent to collaborators and students.
According to Márvio Lima, general director of the SEB Group, face-to-face classes in the units of the College from A to Z should be resumed as of next Monday 21, with measures that respect social distance. To do this, he explained that students will be divided into groups, allowing entry to school through a weekly relay. Lima believes that the measures will be effective because he stressed that they are already being used in the group’s pre-university entrance exams, where activities were resumed three weeks ago.
– Each student receives a kit with a mask, alcohol gel, and a face shield to use when traveling. These elements should also be used by the students who sit in the front row, paying extra attention to the characteristics of the facilities. We will also check the temperature at the entrance and see if the students have any symptoms, he said, noting that the SEB Group has partnered with a consultancy at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo.
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Lima also said that the return to face-to-face classes should occur little by little in its units in Tijuca, Botafogo, Ipanema, Barra da Tijuca and Recreio dos Bandeirantes, with priority for third-year high school students.
– The important thing now is to follow the health protocols, of which the teachers are aware, and to maintain communication with the collaborators and the families of the students.
The College and Course MOVA, with units in Nova Iguaçu, Nilópolis and Queimados, in Baixada Fluminense, initially determined the return of face-to-face activities only for practical classes as of Tuesday 15. However, he stressed, in a statement published in his Facebook page on the night of Sunday 13, that the mandatory presence of students will not be necessary.
“No student will have the mandatory return as we have already communicated, especially to those who belong to the risk group or live with the risk group,” said the school, specifying that whoever decides to return will be reminded “of the protocols adopted so that this return is safe and responsible. “
The institution made itself available to students on Monday 14, to clarify doubts about the return.
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According to Sinepe-RJ’s lawyer, the priority in the resumption of school activities will be in relation to sanitary measures to combat the new coronavirus. He affirmed that each teaching unit has its autonomy to schedule the return of face-to-face classes, released for primary and secondary in private schools as of this Monday, the 14th, but the health protocols that are adopted will be the same, with the aim of Knowing well the reality of each one.
Póvoa also said that the city government cannot issue a decree in relation to early childhood education and therefore, in his understanding, it is necessary to await the decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), as requested by the municipality, so that face-to-face activities are resumed. .
Upon request, the Prefetura do Rio commented on the decision of the Common Justice mentioned by Sinepe’s lawyer and highlighted having appealed to the STF.
“Private schools cannot resume classes due to a prior judicial decision, which is still in force. The Attorney General’s Office (PGM) appealed to the Federal Supreme Court (STF) against this decision and awaits the analysis of the merits ”, he stated in a note, also highlighting that private nurseries and schools are not regulated by the municipal power, that” it only authorizes the sanitary conditions for the operation of the establishments, as evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Municipality and the Municipal Secretary of Health “.
Also questioned by GLOBO, the state government explained that the decree is authoritarian, that is, schools have autonomy to decide whether to open or not.
