School, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi parents clean up to prepare for returning students

Teachers and staff at Can Thanh High School (H.Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City) clean the classroom to welcome students again – Photo N.HUNG

According to the plan, starting tomorrow (4-5), middle and high school students (Hanoi), high school and grade 9 (HCMC) will start spinning back to school

The whole family is busy

“Since the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee decided to send the students back to school, my entire family was busy. My two children, one in grade 9 and one in grade 12, both returned to school on the fourth day. 5 “- Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, a mother in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, shared.

Ms. Ha said she bought each child a bottle of hand sanitizer to hook into the bag, not inside the bag, “so that it can be easily removed when needed, without waiting for the school sink.”

“In addition, I also bought paper towels and told my children to put them in their pockets, before there were personal water bottles. The rest is the feeling of hygiene and prevention of children only” – said Ms. Ha.

Similarly, Pham Thi Thuy, a father in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, said: “I remind my children of the steps we must take to prevent the epidemic, they both say,” We all know that. “Then they told us that we had to eat well, rinse our mouths with salty water regularly, keep our bodies warm, wear a mask properly, wash our hands properly and frequently …

They also explained that they used to have a plate of instant noodles with their friends, but now they can’t do it; do not share your personal belongings with you; Must cover nose, mouth when coughing or sneezing; do not put your hands over your eyes, nose or mouth to avoid spreading the disease … “.

On the morning of 2 to 5, most of Ho Chi Minh City’s middle and high schools have planned and carried out classroom disinfection to pick up students and return to school. “We met with the school board on the morning of May 2 and assigned specific tasks to each department to welcome students back to school” – Mr. Hoang Son Hai, principal of Nguyen Chi Thanh High School ( Q. Tan Bình, TP.HCM), information.

According to Mr. Hai: “We do not temporarily allow air conditioning, we open all classrooms for ventilation and we only use fans. When students return to school, we will organize teachers and staff. On duty at the school gate to verify that Students are wearing masks, measuring their body temperature, and reminding them to go to the sink to wash their hands before class.

Tran Dai Nghia Gifted High School, Ho Chi Minh City, has sent a notice to parents about reminding students to maintain a minimum distance of 1m when checking body temperature in the classroom stair area prior to class. During the body temperature test, students with high body temperature, fever, cough, shortness of breath will be transferred to the waiting room, medical staff will contact the student’s parents to coordinate.

Parental involvement school sanitation

At Yen Hoa High School in Hanoi at 7 a.m. At 2-5, dozens of parents brought buckets, pots, rags, alcohol, and gloves to school to help teachers clean the bathroom.

“Students are absent for a long time, so classrooms, walls, and tables and chairs are moldy. In the past, the school had many disinfection times, but this time it was the most thorough cleaning because I had to clean all mold stains, disinfect tables and chairs, classroom walls. ” , all places where students often travel, touch, disinfect teaching equipment and practice experiments. During the classroom teacher meeting, we ask parents for help. It is doubtful whether parents come much “- said Ms Nguyen Thi Nhiep, principal of Yen Hoa High School (Hanoi).

According to Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thang, a student in class 12A2 of this school, who was also involved in early cleaning, parental involvement in cleaning so that the school can bring children back to the classroom demonstrates sharing and responsibility. of mothers and fathers with their children and with teachers.

“The school is clean, there is enough disinfectant water, soap for washing hands, students will have their body temperature measured from the school gate and monitored daily. Looking at that, we also feel safer when the children return to school” . the time of illness has not really been reversed “- said Mr. Thang.

At Nguyen Tat Thanh Junior High & High School, the parent and student representative board for each class also has a separate plan in addition to the overall implementation of the school to protect the health of students when they return to school.

“Parents set aside funds to purchase additional protective masks for students. Some parents contributed hand sanitizer, body temperature meter, bottled water … We will accompany the school with students. Children to overcome difficulties” – shared a father of this school.