By order of the Minister of Health, it was decided that the parents of kindergarten and first-graders could enter the educational institutions on the days of adjustment. • The directive was received in accordance with the infection data.
After consulting with the professionals, this morning (Sunday) Health Minister Yuli Edelstein instructed to allow the parents of kindergarten children and first graders to enter the classrooms during the adjustment days.
In a letter sent to the Ministry of Education, the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Itamar Grotto, stated that "in light of the need to balance the consideration of preventing infection in Corona, and the need to allow appropriate adaptation to soft children, the directive was accepted in light of the low risk of disease. Which relies on data from the Ministry of Health, data from around the world, and the fact that masks and keeping distance and hygiene provide excellent protection against infection.
Minister of Education Galant on the opening of the school year in the shadow of the Corona // Archive photo: Ministry of Education
Instructions for the Ministry of Health for the adaptation days: The adaptation will be done within the kindergarten / class in groups of up to 6 parents in each fixed group, in a graded manner so that at any time, there will be no more than 6 permanent parents in the kindergarten / class at a time. All participants as well as wearing a mask and observing the rules of hygiene are required.
At the same time, the parents will be able to stay in the kindergarten / school yard, while maintaining the safety rules, similar to the safety rules within the framework. In addition, the teacher or teacher will have discretion regarding children with adjustment difficulties, and the authority to decide, if necessary, on how to accompany the children by their parents beyond what is stated.
Health Minister Edelstein: "As a parent who used to accompany children as they entered kindergartens and first grade, I know how important this moment is for children and parents. Therefore, I acted so as not to be harmed in this important moment that will accompany children and parents all their lives. I am glad we found a solution." "The children, the parents and the staff, but will not deprive them of the right to know the learning environment and the educational staff, and will not deprive the children of the presence of the parents, when they need it most of all."
It should be noted that the current outline of the Ministry of Education allows for adaptation in the first place, and for this purpose, adaptation corners have been set up in the kindergartens where parents can stay with a mask. In addition, in the first grades, ceremonies with the parents were approved, in each ceremony ten children and ten parents, while following the instructions.