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All schools, including kindergartens, will finally open on September 14, as the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, announced on Tuesday afternoon in a press conference he gave together with the Minister of the Interior, Takis Theodorikakos, in the presence from the government representative St. Piel.
According to the minister, the operation of the school year will be done with all the students in the classrooms and with greater prevention and precautionary measures.
The use of the mask will be mandatory both indoors and in the means of transport and will be distributed free of charge to students and teachers of public and private schools.
Earlier, Mr. Petsas had appealed to parents to have returned on time from their summer vacation, as he said, citing data from coastal shipping and other transport, 85% of the population has returned to the first centers .
“A sufficient number of our fellow citizens have not yet returned to the urban centers. Especially in Athens, until August 31, according to the analysis of population mobility data, from tolls, maritime and air transport, as well as public transport, it seems that about 85% of the residents of the capital have returned to the city.
That is why we invite all parents to return home in the next few days with their children. “And take care, for the good of the whole family, to stay safe by limiting their contacts with the community in general for the next few days until the start of classes,” she said.
Summarizing the forecasts that have already been announced for increased hygiene measures, Ms. Kerameos stated:
1. USING A MASK
The use of the mask becomes mandatory in all indoor areas, and outdoors where there is synergy, as well as in the students’ means of transport, while we place special emphasis on education in the use of the mask from the garden from childhood to third grade. The government provides free masks to all students and teachers in public and private schools.
2. INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
The updated instructions that will be sent to the schools are ready and will also be published on the website of the Ministry of Education. Cooperation with the Panhellenic Medical Association has been launched, within the framework of which doctors will visit schools to explain protection and prevention measures and of course the proper use of the mask.
3. ANTISEPTICS IN SCHOOL, SCHOOL CLEANING
With the care of the Local Government. The Minister of the Interior and the President of KEDE will analyze them for you.
4. STRENGTHENING THE SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE DAY
With additional credits of more than 100 million euros, intended to protect the most vulnerable groups of the population, such as grandparents.
5. SAMPLING OF INCOME CHECKS AT SCHOOLS
In cases that require surgery.
6. DIFFERENT BREAKS
With the aim of limiting comorbidity between groups of students.
7. OPERATION OF THE CUSTOM CYLINDER
The committee has already given instructions for the personalized operation of the dining rooms.
8. SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS WITH MEASURES
Within each school department.
9. STUDENT COMPETENCES WITH MEASURES
With mandatory mask and observance of other measures.
10. NO EXCURSIONS AND CONFERENCES
11. VISITS AND WALKS BY DEPARTMENT
Visits (eg museums, public buildings) will be made by department.
12. SPORTS
– Small, stable teams are provided for team games.
– School championships will not be held.
13. LABORATORIES
Stable cooperation groups are envisaged and
– Cleaning material / equipment after each use.
14. COMPUTER ROOM
Clean keyboard and mouse.
15. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
– Cleaning of instruments after each use.
– Especially in the case of wind instruments it is recommended to keep a distance of 3 m.
16. STRONG RECOMMENDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL HERITAGE / WATER
A donation from the Athanasios Laskaridis Foundation is provided free of charge to all elementary students, public and private. A measure to avoid the exchange of bottles, glasses, mouth contact with the tap, which, by reducing the use of plastic, also offers an ecological solution.
Exceptions
They are exempt from the mandatory use of a mask.:
– Children with cognitive, developmental or mental or behavioral disorder
– Children with neurological, muscular or other diseases that prevent them from wearing the mask.
In special education schools, the use of a mask is provided only if this is possible.
When are absences excused?
The absence of students and teachers is justified in the following cases:
If you have COVID-19 the student / teacher or someone who lives at home – It is necessary to present a medical certificate
– If the student belongs to a higher risk group, as defined by the Commission. Here it is also necessary to present a medical certificate from the attending physician or from a physician of the corresponding specialty.
– If the teacher belongs to a higher risk group, as defined by the Ministry of Education – In this case, it provides distance education to students who stay at home.
For his part, the Minister of the Interior T. Theodorikakos set:
“The learning process will be strengthened in terms of a strong local government, which institutionally and with a strong voice supports and guarantees the safe and creative functioning of the schools,” said Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos.
“The new school year is a great bet for everyone because we all invest in the largest capital in the country, which is the new generation. “Success on this crucial front is a function of actions not only at the central government level but also at the local government level,” he emphasized.
Addressing the students, he asked them to wear the mask for the safety of themselves and their loved ones. At the same time, he stressed the need to “regain unity, discipline and solidarity, the characteristics that distinguished all Greeks last spring in the first wave of the pandemic.”
He also announced that for parents of public servants with children who belong to vulnerable groups and have to stay at home, the possibility of working remotely or part-time will be offered, in order to ensure that one of the two parents is at home. . home.
In reference to the measures of the Ministry of the Interior for the proper functioning of school units in the era of the coronavirus, he pointed monitoring:
– The KEDE grant with an amount of 6.2 million euros to make free masks available to all students in all public and private schools and to all teachers.
– The entire workforce with cleaning staff throughout the territory with 5,000 employees, part-time full-time from the first day of school to the end of the school year (compared to 3,761 last year), as well as 4,474 part-time. As pointed out, unlike what happened in previous years, as of this year cleaning workers will enjoy full insurance rights, with the result that the state has 28 million euros more than last year in matters school cleaning.
– The allocation of 175 million euros to the autonomous communities for the transport costs of 240,000 students to and from their school, as well as 128 million euros to school committees for the maintenance and repair of materials.
– The dining rooms will function normally with strict application of the measures indicated by the experts, having sealed and prepackaged materials.
“Wherever additional solutions are required, based on specific local problems that may exist, the local government is guaranteed the full support of the government,” he stressed.
In closing, Mr. Theodorikakos said that “the pandemic confirms and shows the way towards the need to restructure the state through a series of reforms implemented by the government and leading to better services and care for the Greek citizen.”
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