The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, made three announcements on Spring Day. “Everybody Those who are over 50 years old and want to apply the second dose can do so because there is a free vaccine for them. School canteens from October they will open to give lunch and there will be a school reinforcement: face-to-face classes and / or on Saturdays “, said.
The governor clarified that the province will continue with the food modules that were already being given from the State, in relation to the opening of school canteens for lunch.
Opening of school canteens
“When the pandemic began, we could not have the dining rooms open, but we made a large investment to continue the service through the delivery of food modules for breakfast and lunch. Today, two million children take breakfast home. and lunch, in July we authorize snacks in schools and What I have come to announce is that the dining rooms will be open for lunch starting in October. In October and as a transition, the school canteens open, but we continue with the food modules “, he explained.
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Tutoring
Regarding the face-to-face classes, the governor said that the dictation will be added “against the clock and / or on Saturdays” for boys and girls of all levels. In some cases it will be mandatory, in others suggested.
The governor noted that each school will communicate with parents to announce the changes. “The idea is that teaching can be put in tune with what happened next year,” he said. “We are going to have the schools running intensively, in some cases it will be mandatory and in others it will be recommended. For this We summon 30,000 teachers so that the children can have a better transition towards educational normality“, he claimed.
They accompanied the governor Agustina Vila, general director of Culture and Education of Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires Minister of Health Nicolás Kreplak, the new Kicillof chief adviser, Carlos Bianco and Andrés Larroque, Minister of Development with the Community.
The impact of distance classes
When asked about the electoral impact that the lack of presence in schools may have had, the governor said: “we did what the numbers marked. They have tried to shake a nerve that during the pandemic was marked by anguish. We have dedicated ourselves in the midst of a catastrophe to sustaining education as best it could. Now we are going to intensify it to recover what was lost. It’s just that“.
