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The local emergency, crisis and disaster management team in Sharjah, in cooperation with the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), announced that students of private schools in the Emirate will return to their schools, starting next Sunday, corresponding to 11/04/2021 for foreign and Asian curriculum schools, and on 04/18/2021 for the ministerial curriculum schools, through the direct or hybrid or distance learning system.
This comes according to the choice of the student’s parent; students must obtain a negative test result before the return to school within a period not exceeding 72 hours from the date of the examination.
The return of students and the completion of the study comes after the spring break that ends simultaneously with the holy month of Ramadan. SPEA instructed all private educational institutions to reduce the number of hours of the school day, and limit them to between 3 to 5 hours only, to enable students to continue their virtual and direct education, according to the system chosen by the parent.
Her Excellency Dr. Muhadditha Al Hashimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), affirmed the commitment of private schools to provide a safe school environment for students, as SPEA, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Prevention, took the initiative to provide doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for workers in its educational institutions, who in turn proceeded to go to the vaccination centres to receive the doses.
The percentage of teachers and administrators working in private schools in the Emirate of Sharjah exceeded 74%, and those who received the second dose from school workers exceeded 64%, which is a reassuring matter for students and parents, and will contribute greatly to confronting the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the community.
Her Excellency Al Hashimi expressed her appreciation to the educational family of all its members, including teachers, parents, students and staff of SPEA for their cooperation during the last period in order to preserve the safety of children, students and workers in the private schools of the Emirate.
SPEA, in cooperation with the various entities of the educational process, and the concerned authorities, is making great efforts to move forward in the face of the pandemic. In addition to providing an enabling educational environment that allows all students to complete their education, in a manner that guarantees the achievement of the objectives based on achieving high-level educational outcomes and health safety for all under the current circumstances.
It is worth noting that the guideline distributed by SPEA to all private schools is considered a road map for schools and students, to reach a healthy and safe environment for students, their families, and for administrative and functional staff. It also guarantees the successful completion of the school year, despite the challenges and repercussions that accompanied the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
To achieve this, SPEA’s supervisory teams carry out a number of inspection visits to schools and nurseries to ensure that all concerned entities adhere to what is stated in the guideline with regard to precautionary measures, such as the mandatory laboratory examinations of functional cadres, and the sterilisation of school classes and the various tools used in them.
