Raed Arafat, on the students: Don’t you want to wear a mask? Salt! With those exposed to denial, it will be difficult. The school must be firm in enforcing the rules.

Guest on Cosmin Prelipceanu’s show “Jurnalul de Seară”, from Digi24, Head of the Emergency Department (DSU) Raed Arafat gave advice to parents and teachers when schools reopened on September 14. Arafat emphasizes that teachers must be firm in enforcing the rules.

According to Arafat, it will be more difficult for children who come from an entourage that does not recognize the existence of the virus.

“At first it will be difficult to enforce the rules. Rules should be enforced, not necessarily punishable. They should be firmly enforced and communicated to the student. ‘You don’t want to wear a mask, go out, wait in the hall! When you wear a mask, you go into the classroom because endanger your classmates It will matter a lot what the children have heard at home in the last 6 months From their parents What the child heard from his entourage.

If the student has been exposed to denial for a while and has heard that everything is a joke, the mask is a joke and you should not wear it, it may be more difficult in school at first, but clear rules should be enforced here. Children should feel that school rules should be followed, “said Arafat.

The director of DSU continued: “From the first hour of entering the school, all the rules must be processed with the children in a very open, clear and explained way. And he explained the consequences of non-compliance. And maybe, especially for young children, it needs to be explained to them in an engaging way, not in a way that scares them. Teachers certainly know how to do this. It is important how children are educated from the first hour.

Perhaps a small part will not follow the rules from the beginning, but if you enter the school and do not feel the presence of those rules and try to explain them at some point of the day, you are already slowly losing control and the possibility of making opium obey. these rules: how to enter, where to drive, what will be the breaks, how to stay in class, when to wear a mask, when not to wear it ”.

“The child who does not follow the rules should not be stigmatized, but should be helped to understand why they should follow these rules,” said the director of DSU.

The child, vector of transmission in the family

“Reducing the number of students in our country is very difficult to implement, but not impossible. And the online part is developing, although some decisions have been left to be made locally ”, thinks the person in charge of DSU.

Arafat also points out that a problem when starting school could be that, once infected, the child can transmit the virus in the family to the elderly. However, the director of DSU is optimistic and says that “the situation will not get out of control” if and only if the prevention rules are observed.

“School starts and there will be elections in less than two weeks. This is a problem? “Arafat was asked. He replied: “If the rules are followed in each part correctly, the problem is still controllable, in the sense that the risk can be small. Where it is not respected, the risk is much greater. And it is true in work environments, everywhere “.

What do we do with schools without bathrooms?

Arafat’s recommendation for schools that do not have running water, so that all children can wash their hands frequently: “If you do not have hygiene, the risk is very high and the DSP should analyze this situation. I know there are difficult situations, you cannot solve everything overnight, of course. But even if classes start, local authorities should come up with a solution, at least a container of water, to ensure that children can wash their hands. It is not too late if I do it in a month or two. Water must be provided. Municipalities must find solutions. It is impossible without soap and water, “said Arafat.

“I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic about opening schools, but let’s just say I don’t think a catastrophe will happen to us. It is possible to face increases, with more infections, but I hope that the situation continues to be controllable, we will see that, if the established rules are respected ”, concluded Raed Arafat.