The state appeals to justice to annul the veto to classes in the classroom in ES

THE Attorney General Rodrigo de Paula points out that, in the complaint filed by Teachers Union of Espírito Santo (Sinpro) requesting the suspension of classes due to the risks related to Covid-19, the government was not heard before the judge of the 13th Labor Court of Vitória, Alzenir Bollesi de La Loeffler, decided in favor of the class entity. It considers that if the State had manifested itself in the process, the suspension would not have been granted.

This is because, Rodrigo de Paula argues, the State has prepared in recent months to make the decision to authorize the return to face-to-face classes, instituting, among other measures, the health protocols that will make the return feasible.

“The government is very sure of the decisions it has been making. The phase now is to establish a plan to live with the pandemic because, as long as there is no immunization of the population, such as the vaccine, there is no other way than to establish health protocols for En Education could not be different ”, he reflects.

To make her decision, Judge Alzenir Bollesi considered that, although there are sanitary measures defined by the government, there is no way to know if the schools are effectively implementing what is required, nor will there be an inspection until the end of the school year. Thus, the magistrate concluded by suspending the face-to-face classes, assessing that students will not be harmed because they will be able to continue with online activities.

The attorney general, in turn, recalls that a working group was created, coordinated by the State Secretaries of Health (Sesa) and Education (Sedu), with representatives from different segments, such as parents, teachers, schools and the Public Ministry. , and since July there has been an intense debate on the recovery plan. Sedu even, Rodrigo de Paula reinforces, promoted a public consultation on the return to face-to-face classes.

“It is not only now that this matter is being discussed. It was only after the entire maturation process that the decision was made. It was not something rushed or without study; the construction of these protocols was done collaboratively. Therefore, Justiça’s decision surprised us because we did not have the opportunity to speak against wrong premises, as if we had decided to go back to school a week ago. The decision does not know the whole story in the elaboration of the protocols, “he says.

In the appeal, the attorney general emphasizes the need for a quick decision by the TRT because, for him, the way in which the suspension of classes was determined creates insecurity for everyone.

In relation to other actions contrary to the resumption of face-to-face activities, proposed by the Union of Public Education Workers of Espírito Santo (Sindiupes) and Union of School Administration Assistants of Espírito Santo (SindEducação)Rodrigo de Paula says that, unlike the previous one, in these two the government received a deadline to express itself. PGE is expected to present its arguments in both cases on Friday (2).