The Ministry of Education is ready to open the semester Nov. 1, with over 10,000 schools asking for on-site teaching, urging them to comply with the conditions, practice guidelines, and incident response plans. Prioritize student safety
On October 28, 64, at the Ministry of Education (M.E.O.), Ms. Treenut Thienthong, M.Sc., along with senior executives of M.O.D., Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control and Dr. Sarawut Boonsuk, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Health attended a press conference on the readiness to open the second semester of the academic year 2021 of educational institutions under the Ministry of Education on November 1, 2021.
Ms. Tree Nut said that the Ministry of Education announced the rules for opening a school or educational institution. According to the requirements issued under Section 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration B.E. 2548 (No. 34) to supervise and increase confidence among students, teachers and the general public that schools and educational institutions Able to carry out activities according to the specified criteria In line with the opening of semester 2/2546 under the epidemic situation of corona virus 2019 (Covid-19)
The Minister of Education continued that this announcement of the MOE stipulates the rules for opening schools or educational institutions. The terms of the measures, guidelines, contingency plans and details are clearly stated. There are 5 important parts as follows:
Part 1. The main conditions of the Sandbox Safety Zone in School measure to support the opening of the second semester/2121 by providing on-site teaching and learning in educational institutions, classified by the epidemic area of COVID-19.
Part 2. Requirements for the 6 Main Measures (DMHT-RC), 6 Complementary Measures (SSET-CQ) and 7 Intensive Measures for Educational Institutions (Round trip type)
Part 3. Criteria for consideration for the use of a building or premises for teaching, exam, training or any activity of a school or educational institution located in the maximum control area (red) or the maximum and strictly control area (dark red)
Part 4. Measures according to the response plan according to the measures to prevent the epidemic of COVID-19 of educational institutions
Section 5. Criteria for consideration for the use of a building or premises of a school or educational institution for examinations, training or any activity with a large number of participants
“In order to open on-site classes, schools or educational establishments must pass readiness assessment through Thai Stop Covid Plus (TSC+) and report on follow-up assessment through MOECOVID through intensive practice. Teachers and staff In the highest-controlled area (red) or in the highest and strictest control area (dark red) must have received two doses of vaccination, 85% or more.
For teachers and personnel in other areas, 85% or more of the 1st dose must be vaccinated, while students are indefinite, but the Ministry of Education has campaigned for students to be vaccinated as much as possible. for the safety of students and their parents,” said the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry of Education said that the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) is currently surveying the number of schools that this semester 2/2564 will use. It was found that there were both requests to open on-site 100% or most on-site, including more than 10,000 schools, with some asking to use a mixed model. And there are some areas where the Provincial Communicable Disease Committee has not allowed to open on-site on November 1, but has postponed to open on November 15, 2021 instead.
However, the semester will be closed for 2/2564 at the same time on April 1, 2022. For educational institutions under the Office of Vocational Education Commission (VEC), both public and private, a total of 869 places responded to 832 surveys, found that most 531 places requesting a mixed model, which is both On-site and On-line, followed by 192 places requesting a 100% On-line model and 109 places requesting 100% On-site.
Ms. Tree Nut also said that during the school or educational semester able to manage teaching Can be either on-site or online or hybrid (Hybrid), all students, teachers and staff must assess Thai Save Thai (TST) according to the criteria classified by the epidemic area. Random screening test for infection (ATK) for students, teachers and personnel for surveillance.
Personal hygiene measures are intensively observed. Do activities together in the form of Small Bubble, avoiding cross-group activities. and arrange students in normal size classrooms with no more than 25 students or arrange to have a distance of not less than 1.5 meters between students in the classroom
as well as having a school detention facility or a temporary isolation area Including a response plan for supporting primary care in the event of a student, teacher or staff member in an educational institution in case of contracting COVID-19 or having a positive screening test. by rigorous training and intensively supervise the travel in case of entering and leaving the school
by avoiding touching in different areas Throughout the travel route, measures and guidelines will be adjusted according to the epidemic situation. up to the provincial disease control committee or the Bangkok Communicable Disease Committee
The six main measures (DMHT-RC) consist of 1.Distancing, distancing, 2.Mask wearing, 3.Hand washing, 4.Testing, screening for fever, 5. Reducing congestion, and 6.Cleaning. (SSET-CQ) intensively: 1.Self-care, 2.Spoon, use a personal serving spoon, 3.Eating, eat freshly cooked food, 4.Track, register in and out of school, 5.Check, survey, and 6.Quarantine, quarantine. myself
