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Yesterday, the expert committee made a proposal for the closure of kindergartens and elementary schools, after a marathon meeting. At the same time, experts suggest that special education schools remain open, as was done in the first closure.
Relevant suggestions are expected today. While it was officially announced that the announcements would be made during yesterday’s regular briefing, by Education Minister Niki Kerameos, it was learned that the expert committee meeting had not been completed until the time of the regular announcements and was postponed for today.
According to sources from the Ministry of Education, the rate of transmissibility in primary education remains low, however the measure is considered necessary to reduce the movement of parents during the day, as well as the movement in small shops around schools.
Along with the closure of elementary schools, teleworking is expected to be further strengthened, while the special-purpose permitting measure will continue to work.
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas had predicted the closure of primary education and said that if they had to close, the government would. Initially, the committee discussed closing elementary schools only in congested areas, but after a long meeting, they came up with a proposal to close elementary schools across the country.
The closure of primary education “entails” kindergartens, which operate under the responsibility of the municipalities.
How to do the distance in elementary schools
1. Educational television. More than 220 lessons have been recorded from scratch, a library has been built on the voluntary offer of teachers that will be carried out in collaboration with ERT for the projection of educational episodes
2. Distance education
The Minister has said that all high schools and high schools today are in distance education without problems, while he pointed out that “arrhythmias will exist and we are here to solve them, we are talking about a huge project with the 2nd day of distance education to have participation of more than 3.2 million student connections and more than 9 million minutes of lessons. “
What applies to the special purpose license
The clarifications and instructions for the issuance of a special purpose permit in the event of suspension of the educational operation of the care or training units due to coronavirus, is given in a circular issued by the Ministry of Labor. The same circular also provides recommendations for the convenience of parents in case of confinement of the child at home.
In detail, the circular of the Ministry of Labor is as follows:
A. Issuance of the special purpose license during the period of temporary suspension of the operation of the care or training units / structures or the dissemination of its educational function
With only article 17787/520 / 8.5.2020 of the Decision of the Ministers of Finance, Labor and Social Affairs and Health, the possibility of granting the special purpose license to employees of the private sector of the Ministry of Labor and Health was expanded. Social Affairs. para. 3 of article 4 of the Law on Legislative Content of 11.03.2020 (A ’55) that was ratified by the provisions of article 2 of law 4682/2020, in force, for the entire period of temporary suspension of operation of the care or education units / structures, where the children are enrolled or attend, in accordance with the provisions of case a ‘of paragraph 3 of the aforementioned Legislative Content Law of 03.11.2020 and is granted under the conditions provided for the entire period of said suspension, without any other time limit or the need to issue a new regulation to that effect.
With the number Δ1α / Γ.Π. Home: 71342 / 6.11.2020 Joint Ministerial Decision article 1, para. 1 para. 2020 until Monday, November 30, 2020 “is defined as the suspension of the educational function for life of the Gymnasiums and other school units.
In the above context, in the case of working parents of children who are enrolled in or attend units / structures for the provision of care or education whose operation or permanent educational function is suspended, provided that these units / structures are framed in the cases of the section 3 a ‘of article 4 of the Legislative Content Law of 11.03.2020 (A ’55), which was ratified by the provisions of article 2 of law 4682/2020 (A’76), since in force, it is recommended in principle the provision of remote work, If this is possible. If it is not possible to provide remote employment, then according to the aforementioned legal framework, the special purpose permit is granted as an alternative, as it is valid and in accordance with the relevant circular instructions already issued for its beneficiaries and for other individual issues. .
Continuing with our circular no. A special purpose license may also be granted if a child attending elementary school is placed under house arrest after having had contact with a confirmed case within the school unit, as part of a full-day school or specialty courses. (For example, French to which the children attend interdepartmentally, so the operation of the department attended by the sick child and the minor placed under house arrest is suspended, without, however, suspending the operation of the main department it serves The last one: In this case, the schools must issue the corresponding certificates to the parents.
It is recalled that the special purpose license is a special three-day leave regime followed by the granting of one day of regular annual leave, a regime that is repeated cyclically every four days. More specifically, the first two days are granted with remuneration by the employer, the third day is subsidized by the ordinary budget and the fourth day is deducted from the ordinary annual leave of the employee. This pattern repeats cyclically, at the request of the employee, during the period of temporary suspension from the operation of the school or child care unit in question.
It is also recalled that, for employees who have already exhausted the right to regular annual leave for 2020, it is accepted that, on the fourth day of the previous figure, any other legal leave to which the employee is entitled, whether granted with or without pay, such as p. ex. leave to monitor children’s school performance, sick leave of the child, leave without pay.
B. Recommendations for the case of home confinement of children while their care or education unit has not suspended its operation
For other cases, different from those described in circumstance 2 of section A hereof (or that have already been clarified in our previous circulars), in which the minor and not the parent are required, due to their other contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus. be placed under house arrest, due to the emergency measures for coronavirus COVID-19 and following the instructions competently given by the National Public Health Organization (EODY) or by another competent public body, informing the EODY without delay, while that, however, the unit / department for the provision of care or education of children has not suspended its operation, then the employee, by decision of the employer, may provide remote work for this period, if possible.
If telecommuting is not possible, it is recommended that the employee adjust his or her schedule for the celebrity in question in order to meet the child’s care needs during their mandatory stay at home and if it is not possible for the employee to be excused from work.
In the latter case and since the use of the special purpose license is not justified, it is recommended, in accordance with section 1 of article 21 of the Constitution, to apply proportionally the provisions of article 15 of law 4722/2020 (A ‘177), for the house arrest of employees, according to which once the home control (in this case of the child and not of himself) is completed, the employee can work half the hours corresponding to his working days of stay depending on the household, for one (1) hour per day, on other business days, while the employer normally pays the total of the salaries and insurance contributions, as defined in detail in the corresponding provision.
It is noted that the foregoing must be applied on the basis of good faith and good business ethics, since they serve the purpose of ensuring public health, both in the workplace and in the context of the operation of care units. and early childhood education. and that working parents should be facilitated faithful observance of the confinement of their children at home.
C. Finally, it is pointed out that the aforementioned legislative regulations for the issuance of the special purpose license and the corresponding circulars of our Ministry, including the current one, will be valid for the entire period that in the context of the protection of the public health of the risk of further spread of coronary heart disease. COVID-19 will adopt extraordinary and temporary measures for the operation of these units and no new legislation or other circular is required.
