FOR the period April 30 to May 23, secondary schools are allowed to conduct face-to-face sessions for students of Forms Five and Six only where absolutely necessary to complete practical subject components for 2021 examinations.
The Ministry of Education in a press on Thursday following Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley new lockdown measures, outlined the new measures that will be in place for that period.
School-feeding and transport will not be available due to the large variability in numbers of students accessing face to face school during this time, the ministry stated.
All other secondary, primary and Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE) students should continue with the online or package systems.
Schools will continue to operate under strict Covid-19 guidelines and should take all recommended safety precautions. All educational material provided by the Ministry of Education via television, radio, print media and online will continue to be available for student and parent access.
Secondary schools will continue to conduct face to face sessions only utilising a hybrid system which entails online classes or packages for teaching to continue and pupils to report to school for the completion of practicals, School Based Assessments (SBAs) and Internal Assessments only where necessary.
All other secondary school pupils are not to report physically for school.
At the primary and ECCE levels, pupils will not return to their physical classrooms. All classes should be held virtually and students who require packages shall utilise their usual method of collection with all safety protocols observed, the ministry stated.
The general operations for all schools continue with the wearing of the school uniform, masks, handwashing, temperature checks and collection of contact tracing data in the case of visitors to the compound which will be kept to a minimum.
All schools must have a designated quarantine area and must follow specific safety protocols as outlined by the Ministry of Health.
And the established Education District Health Unit will continue to operate as before with each school district in Trinidad being assigned district nurses with direct responsibility for being the liaison between schools and the relevant units of the Ministry of Health to facilitate and expedite communication between principals, supervisors .
