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There is a possibility that primary schools will be closed not only in Thessaloniki but also across the country, if experts deem it necessary after the dramatic increase in cases, despite the fact that the leadership of the Ministry of Education has not yet received a recommendation. relevant from the experts. declares that you are prepared for the way the lessons will be delivered if there are new presentations.
We do not have a suggestion to close primary schools, said the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, among others, but stressing that due to the outbreak of the pandemic, suggestions from experts are again awaited. As he stated, speaking with SKAI, since the beginning of the crisis they have been listening to experts and experts have not yet recommended this while the data shows that there is no tendency to spread within schools. According to the data, less than 1% of the school units (Kindergartens – Elementary Schools) are in total suspension at a rate of 0.9365%, and School Departments with partial suspension at a rate of 0.6682%
Mitsotakis: massive coronavirus tests in gyms and high schools before they open
The Prime Minister announced yesterday that selective tests will be carried out on high school and high school students to decide whether the schools will open after the closing of November 30, yesterday, from the Parliament floor. «At this time it is not possible, and may not be useful at this time, for mass examinations in schools. We will intelligently screen middle and high school students to see if we can open upHe said characteristically. He also referred to e-learning, emphasizing that laptops will be available in schools to be distributed to students who need them. More than 40,000 have been allocated to schools and the plan is to reach almost 90,000 by February. “I will ask that it accelerate,” he stressed.
At the same time, the Minister of Health, Vassilis Kikilias, left open the possibility of closing the Primary Schools if the cases do not decrease in the coming days.
How will the lessons be done if the elementary schools are closed?
In the event of the suspension of the operation of primary schools, the Minister of Education stated that they will move to two levels that are ready:
1. Educational television.
More than 220 lessons have been filmed 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. Long distance education
At the same time, the Minister pointed out that all gyms and high schools today are in distance education without problems, while pointing out that “arrhythmias will exist and we are here to solve them, we are talking about a huge project with the 2nd day of education distance to have the participation of more than 3.2 million connected students and more than 9 million minutes of lessons “.
Asked about the problem that appeared on the e-learning platform and the relevant comments from the opposition due to the lack of an alternative plan, she said that this system was tested nationally in the spring during the closure and that there is no better proof of It came that this and the minister invited the representative of each party to see the contract with the company CISCO, which has launched the e-learning platform. «This is a donation. The Greek state has not spent a single euroHe characteristically said.
On the fact that primary schools are open and at the same time some enrollment centers that offer services to primary school children (e.g. foreign languages, study) are closed, he said the committee’s recommendation was to keep open schools. specific schools (elementary and special schools of all levels) specific reasons while pointing out that the basic principle of the committee is not to mix groups of students with each other.
91,613 tablets and laptops in schools, budget of more than 24 million euros
A total of 91,613 tablets and laptops are available at the Ministry of Education for the distance education needs of students, with a budget of more than 24 million euros. Specifically, as announced today by the Ministry of Education, 65,965 portable devices worth more than 20 million euros through NSRF and 25,648 The Ministry of Education has provided portable devices worth more than 4 million euros through donations to primary and secondary schools across the country, responding to the unprecedented conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, launching the additional equipment already in spring. This equipment, which has already been delivered or will be delivered to schools, is owned by the schools and is available to students and / or teachers for temporary use, in order to facilitate the implementation of distance education, but also to contribute long-term to deepening digital skills. Priority is given to supporting families on the basis of social and other criteria, including, in particular, low income, unemployment of parents / guardians, belonging to a single, large, three-child or orphan family , or the existence of special learning difficulties.
For the distribution of the devices in the school units, social criteria are taken into account, starting from areas with low GDP per capita, inaccessible, schools of special education and training, vocational training, etc., as well as the educational level. The exact number of devices per school is determined based on the student population and existing equipment of the school units. The Ministry has ensured that all schools in the country receive mobile devices.
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