OVERVIEW. Figures of infections and quarantines in schools …

Theme image Foto: Photo News – In the two weeks since the reopening of the Flemish schools, 0.05 percent of all students and 0.05 percent of all staff members have tested positive for the corona virus. This is evident from figures that Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA) announced on Wednesday. But the differences … Read more

“Showers and canteens are a source of contamination”, but Ben Wey … (Interior)

Riemst / Lanaken – Playing matchke, having a nice shower together and then singing into the canteen: in Lanaken this resulted in at least 15 corona infections after the match VC Kesselt-Rivo Riemst. “The problem is not exercising itself,” say virologists. “The showers and the canteen afterwards. That must be monitored much more strictly. ” … Read more

No parties, TDs and cantuses during the first semester

Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA) has prepared a Flanders-wide framework for student activities. Parties, TDs and cantuses are definitely excluded during the first semester. According to the minister, the student conventions, clubs and associations have also committed themselves not to organize classical student baptisms in the first semester. – City of Leuven rather, this … Read more

70 doctors in open letter to Ben Weyts: ‘Abolish mandatory mouth mask at school’ – Belgium

In an open letter to the Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA), 70 doctors ask to abolish the mandatory mouth mask at school, both for the teachers and for the students. Weyts does not intend to change course. The doctors ask that Minister Ben Weyts immediately reverses his working method: no mouth mask obligation … Read more

Seventy doctors request abolition of mandatory mouth mask in school …

In an open letter to Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA), seventy doctors ask to abolish the mandatory mouth mask at school, both for the teaching staff and for the students. They ask that the minister immediately reverse his working method. – “In recent months, the general well-being of children and young people has … Read more

Summer schools are a great success: are they here to stay? (Brussels)

Brussels – The summer schools designed for pupils in both primary and secondary education are entering their final week. There is great interest in repetition. Flemish minister Weyts (N-VA) hopes to be able to switch to a structural offer. – In Flanders, a total of 170 summer schools have been organized, good for 782 summer … Read more