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After the autumn break, distance and distance education will be expanded in Malmö’s upper secondary schools. At the moment, approximately one in four students will study from home.
– The situation with a sharp increase in the spread of infection in Skåne means that we have landed on this decision with increased distance learning, says Malmö upper secondary school principal Lars Rehnberg.
Malmö upper secondary schools will not open as usual after the holidays.
For much of the spring, high school students in Sweden had to study from home due to corona infection.
The stricter advice from the Swedish Public Health Agency for Skåne means that distance and distance education will be increased again in Malmö’s upper secondary schools immediately after the autumn break, on Monday.
– The strictest advice for Skåne should be taken seriously. We are making this change to reduce the spread of infections. This move reduces pressure on public transportation and our schools, says Lars Rehnberg, director of upper secondary education and adult education in a press release.
The decision applies to the twelve municipal upper secondary schools in Malmö.
The national value is 25 percent for distance and distance education as of next week. This means about 1,300 fewer students having to come and go to school every day.
It is the principal of each school who is responsible for producing the basis for what the teaching structure should be like in his or her particular school, but it is the director of education who makes the formal decisions.
Introductory programs for upper secondary schools and special upper secondary schools are not covered by the decision.
The City of Malmö claims that it made the decision in consultation with Smittskydd Skåne.
Infectious disease doctor Eva Melander says in a press release Thursday morning:
– Schools, including upper secondary schools, are not included in the strict general guidelines. Today is not the time to close any schools or generally recommend only distance education, says Eva Melander.
Lars Rehnberg emphasizes that it is currently not relevant to close upper secondary schools.
