August 25, 2021
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The dilemma of “present or remote” remains for many schools in Europe. In many places, the school year begins in early September and it is now clear how the students will return. There is no common formula, but everyone agrees that children should study in class and together, not at home alone.
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–In Germany, schools open in early September. They have already prepared rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, which will be used to test students twice a week. Masks will be mandatory in class and in the hallways. Classrooms will be ventilated every 20 minutes for at least 3 minutes. 59% of the population are fully vaccinated, BNT reports.
And Belgian students start on September 1. Young people between the ages of 12 and 18 are being vaccinated rapidly, with the aim of immunizing as many of them as possible by the beginning of the school year. Masks are no longer worn by students in primary schools, except in Brussels, where there are fewer vaccinated. More than 69 percent are immunized, and there is no requirement for teachers for tests or vaccination certificates.
In France, they return to class on September 2. More than 55% of children between the ages of 12 and 17 have already received the first dose. Masks are mandatory for students between 6 and 11 years old. In the middle and upper grades, only infected and contact unvaccinated students will study remotely, but only for a period of 7 days. 56% of French people are fully vaccinated.
In the Czech Republic, the 1st bell will ring on September 1st. Teachers who have not been vaccinated will be screened with antigen tests at their own expense. Mass testing is provided for students twice. Masks are mandatory only in the hallways. Nearly 53% of Czechs have two needles.
In Greece, schools open on September 13th. Teachers will need to present a vaccination certificate or a document that they have been ill in the last 6 months or twice a week to be tested. 70% of educators are immunized. Masks indoors – classrooms and common areas, are mandatory. 52% of Greeks have been vaccinated.
In none of these countries is there a link between the growth of morbidity and the form of education. The goal is for children not to become hostages of the pandemic and for no generation to be lost. Organizations such as UNICEF and UNESCO have called on governments to be the last schools to close and the first to reopen in the event of a full closure.
