The Minister of Education, Raul Figueroa, again referred to a possible return to classes gradually to the extent that the sanitary conditions of the covid-19 pandemic allow it.
“The return to face-to-face classes is absolutely linked to the health situation allowing it, and therefore it is not the same throughout the country at the same time, “said the head of Education on radio Duna.
“In regions such as Aysén and La Araucanía that are in phase 4, where it is possible to generate an opening prayer, We have on the order of 30 establishments that are working and more than 50 requests for schools that want to return, therefore closing the door to those establishments that want and can return would be a mistake“, he indicated.
“On the other hand we have communes, as in the Metropolitan Region, where the conditions are not right to return to classes, and in that sense we must continue to promote distance education throughout Chile and not close the door to a reopening because it will depend on the conditions being met, “he added.
Impact of the pandemic
Figueroa also referred to study carried out by the Ministry of Education and the World Bank on the impact of covid-19 on learning outcomes and schooling in Chile, causing students to lose up to 88% of learning.
“The point here is not only the loss but the gaps. The average falls by 88% and 95% in those with fewer resourcesTherefore, the gaps are deepening as a result of the pandemic, he said.
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