HAVE YOUR SAY
IS IT TIME TO REOPEN OUR SCHOOLS?
Where do you stand on whether or not our schools should be reopened?
Sri Lanka Business Magazine
IS IT TIME TO REOPEN OUR SCHOOLS?
Where do you stand on whether or not our schools should be reopened?
If those that are above the age of 12 year are also going to be vaccinated, then it may be time to open schools under controlled conditions. Promoting education, and awareness on the need for COVID-19 protocols need to be strictly followed. The younger students don’t necessarily follow instructions, so maybe the schools should hire assistant teachers to help keep students safe in the areas of physical distancing, handwashing and wearing facial masks. It may also help to stagger school sessions so that there are less kids in classrooms. The Government will have to invest in having more teachers and teaching assistants to manage the process. Of course this is all just a pie in the sky, and nothing of it will happen.
I also think that they should reopen schools because children cannot continue to study online. This is not even possible in rural communities.
They should vaccinate the teachers and schoolchildren soon. I am not sure whether this will happen, but it should.