Government schools in Bahrain began in-person classes today

TDT | Manama

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Starting today, the Government schools in Bahrain began receiving students for in-person classes. Sunday’s classes also kick-started the second semester of government school students. In-person or virtual attendance for students is as per their parents’ choice.

In-person classes are set in a way that the total capacity of a school does not exceed 50% in compliance with the yellow level of the COVID-19 system modelled on the traffic light system.

The Ministry of Education has called on schools to take necessary precautions and communicate with parents to receive students adhering strictly to COVID-19 measures.

The ministry has also stressed the need to implement the work from-home system at a rate not exceeding 30% of the total employees of schools.

Health teams to visit schools Education Ministry also announced that health teams in the School Affairs would start visiting schools to ensure compliance with COVID-19 measures.

The teams would check compliance with sterilisation and hygiene instructions, measuring temperatures before allowing entry, social distancing in buses, classrooms and offices, presence of isolation rooms, commitment to wearing masks and presence of works teams and committees specialised in implementing preventive measures.

The teams will also gauge the extent to which school administrations are committed to implementing COVID-19 measures.