Sharjah24: Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) discussed in a meeting held on Sunday, indicators of recovery in the field of education, which paved the way for a full return to the face-to-face education system. The meeting was attended by Her Excellency Dr. Muhadtha Al Hashemi, Chairman of the Sharjah Private Education Authority; His Excellency Ali Al Hosani, Director of the Authority; the authority’s leaders , and all private school managers in Sharjah.
The requirements included the necessity of reaching 50% attendance in schools before October 31, as there will be intensive supervisory visits to schools, in addition to strengthening the role of the school’s Covid 19 team, and ensuring the maintaining of safe distance among students and adhering of wearing face masks for students above7 years old.
The requirements stressed the need for not exceeding the number of students in the classroom permitted before the pandemic and raising the percentage of students in buses to 100%, calling for parents to register in the electronic platform “Your Children are Safe”, in addition to reaching 100% vaccination rate for school workers for the non-excluded groups.
The requirements also included encouraging parents to vaccinate their children over 12 years, and to fully adhere to the amended guideline that will be issued during this week, and the necessity of providing a medical report approved by a health authority for students with medical excuses.
The supervision teams of the authority will focus on following up on schools’ compliance with the full return procedures through supervisory visits from 10/10/2021 to 10/31/2021, where the names of non-compliant schools will be submitted to the sanctions committee.
Building on this, Her Excellency Dr. Muhadditha Al-Hashemi affirmed that the decision to comprehensively return to the face-to-face education system was based on many indicators that the authority developed early on included the necessity of the number of students enrolled in physical education should not be less than 50%, and the schools’ ability to deal with Covid 19 in the required manner, the vaccination rates should not be less than 90% for all parties in the educational field, and educational institutions adhere to precautionary requirements at a rate of not less than 90%.
She emphasised that The Sharjah Private Education Authority, with its various cadres and administrative and technical departments, has made great efforts during the past period to ensure the safe return of students and educational cadres, pointing out that the cooperation shown by all parties of the educational system, resulted in the success of work and overcoming the risks of Covid 19, extending her appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, for his support and unwavering follow-up. She also thanked all parties to the educational work in the Authority, and in schools and educational institutions, including students and parents, who showed great cooperation and awareness.
In turn, Ali Al Hosani, Director of the Authority, called on all school principals to review the amended guideline that will be distributed to schools soon, in order to ensure a safe return to the face- to –face education system by adhering to the precautionary measures which must be a life behavior for all members of society.
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