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The committee of experts for the opening of the schools will meet tomorrow at noon, so that everything is ready in case the schools finally open on September 7.
The news was announced by the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, who stated that the final decisions for the start of the school year will be made on Tuesday.
According to the minister, everything is ready to open schools when decided, as teachers have been hired earlier than ever, books are in place, while all necessary measures have already been taken for the crown.
He added that “we will weigh the parameter of the return of hikers in August, so that the movements of the asymptomatic, which create a problem, have been limited.”
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At the same time, two committee members voted in favor of the start of classes on September 7.
In particular, Nikos Sypsas said that his own personal opinion and suggestion to the committee, based on current data, is that schools open on September 7.
On the same date, Panagiotis Gargalianos favors, whenever everything is ready, with masks and health protocols in schools and teacher training.
Both scientists, however, said that it does not matter much if one date or the other will be chosen, since in winter they may need to close again.
“7 or 14 offers us nothing.” In the winter we will see how they go, “Mr. Gargalianos told SKAI.
“Possibly in January, February, schools should be assessed if they can be open,” emphasized Mr. Sypsas.
Γ.Γ. Ministry of Education in MEGA: Everything is ready for September 7
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Anastasia Gika, also spoke on the “MEGA Weekend” program about the opening of schools and whether they are prepared to receive young students in the middle of a coronavirus.
According to Ms Gika, the final decisions of the epidemiology committee will be announced by the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, on Tuesday (1/9).
The steps to follow depend on the epidemiological data and the instructions of the experts.
Ms. Gika stated that it was time to send in the books, appoint the teachers, and publish the ASEP temporary tables.
As for the cleaners, they will be in place and clean the schools according to instructions.
The antiseptics and cleaners are materials provided by the school committee of primary and secondary education of each municipality.
Finally, according to Ms. Gika, the preparation has been done and everything is ready for September 7th.
In many schools it is not possible to have classes with a small number of students
EKPA professor of pediatric infectious diseases, Maria Tsolia, spoke with MEGA about the opening of the schools and the steps that have been taken to keep them running.
According to Ms. Tsolia, parents need to be better informed about the benefits of the mask and the opportunity it provides for schools to be open.
It considers that the measures are sufficient for the opening of schools and that the number of cases is not so great that they remain closed. “Epidemiology allows it,” he said, but without “100% certainty.”
In many schools it is not possible to hold classes for a small number of students, he argued, so the only way to overcome the problem is to wear a mask and keep your distance.
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