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“Studies have shown that schools are not outbreaks of the virus and schools have been closed to reduce the mobility of adults. Our objective and priority is to open schools and there is the possibility of opening primary schools first and then gymnasiums and high schools ”.
The foregoing was stated today by the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, in statements to ANT1, noting, however, that the moment in which the reopening of the schools will take place depends on the specialists in infectious diseases.
However, the way in which measures will be lifted in case the pandemic in the country normalizes and the spread of the virus is reduced, is expected to worry the government next week. Now the government, monitoring epidemiological data, is oriented towards the gradual opening of primary schools, retail and catering, although officials and scientists such as the professor of Microbiology and member of the scientific committee of the Ministry of Health, Athanasios Tsakris, emphasize that “El 1 December, very difficult, a little later some restrictions can be lifted … We will see if the children can go back to primary school. ”
“E-learning is mandatory while schools are closed”
Meanwhile, the Minister of Education, referring to schools and distance education, highlighted: “There is nothing that can replace permanent education, but as long as experts tell us that schools must be closed, distance education is mandatory “.
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Mrs. Kerameos referred to the operation of e-learning in the country, through a free platform and access to it for students from all over the country, highlighting that it is a very large digital project, involving 1.6 million people. members of the educational community, while admitting that there have been little problems and that they will continue to exist.
Referring to the complaints about the distribution of tablets in schools, which end instead of the hands of the students in the hands of the teachers, Mrs. Kerameos said that there are clear instructions that must be followed, she acknowledged that there are problems in some areas, but highlighted that student participation in distance education.
The Minister of Education said that according to the Director of Education of the area, the children of the town of Ilia, whose photo is sitting in the town cafe to “connect” with distance education, never connected the two days in question on the platform nor did they use it. device that was in the school and was at their disposal, reiterating that the Ministry is ready at all times to intervene to provide solutions in such cases.
“What happened in recent days is unprecedented for the country and no one would have believed a few months ago that due to the pandemic all the schools in the country would be transferred digitally. On the first day of the connection of the gymnasiums and high schools in the country, there were arrhythmias, the system had to be coordinated, there was a pan-European problem, but for two weeks the lessons have been held in tens of thousands of virtual classes every day. The same happened on the first day of the connection of the primary schools, there were problems and there will continue to be some problems, but now the lessons are done ”, Ms. Kerameos stressed.
Regarding the absences of the students, he said that they are not taken into account when there are technical problems, however on other days the lessons are mandatory for everyone and must be attended by the children.
The Minister of Education regarding the e-learning platform reiterated that it is not a project implemented in a contest, but that its use is a donation, so, as he said, although the opposition insisted on it in the previous days, nobody has responded from the Ministry stated that anyone can view the relevant documents.
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