Actors from the educational community criticized the Government’s decision to maintain face-to-face classes in schools that reopened in the Metropolitan region, despite the regression to phase two of Transition due to the increase in coronavirus infections.
Annoyance provoked in part of the educational community the determination of the Executive to continue with face-to-face classes in schools and kindergartens that have already opened in the Metropolitan region.
This, despite the regression to Phase 2 (Transition) of the Step by Step plan that materializes this Thursday, December 10, given the increase in infections by covid-19, as reported by the Undersecretary for Crime Prevention, Katherine Martorell .
The president of the College of Teachers, Mario Aguilar placeholder image, demanded explanations from La Moneda, about why before they could not open schools in Phase 2 and now they can.
In addition, the leader insisted on the formation of a working table that brings together the entire school community to coordinate measures that allow a safe return to classes.
The director of the UC Center for Educational Transformation, Ernesto Treviño, considered the measure as “incoherent”.
“It is not possible to think that if we have an increase in infections, we will maintain face-to-face classes … children do not teleport to school,” he remarked.
The expert in education and academic of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Usach, Mario SobarzoHe argued that the Executive’s decision was made at random and aimed at a small group of the population.
“It does not seem that it was a measure for everyone (…) it accounts for something very random,” he warned.
Meanwhile, the Undersecretary of Education, Jorge Poblete, emphasized the need to finish the school year in the best way.
“It is important that by taking care of the health of all students, we can finish the year in the best way,” he said.
According to data from the Mineduc, 929 schools and kindergartens have face-to-face classes in the Metropolitan region.
