03/22/2021 8:45 AM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 03/22/2021 9:23 AM
Prevention in the classroom, on the eve of a possible second wave of coronavirus in the country, remains a matter of debate.
After the City raised its intention to make some protocols more flexible in the schools, the Minister of National Education, Nicolás Trotta, went out to the intersection and warned that the current situation requires "sustaining care."
In dialogue with
El Uncover Radio
, the minister stressed that there was no formal request from the Buenos Aires government and insisted: "With protocols we were able to return to classes and we are being able to sustain it, but it is day to day."
"
There was no notification from the City Government of
its willingness to modify the protocols. I asked the secretary of the Federal Council of Education to contact the City, to which they suggested that there was a communication error" Trotta began.
"It is not a change of protocol, they were simply raising the possibility of eating in the school canteens, that the boys can bring food, something that is happening in other jurisdictions. And the fact also of regulating some moments where boys with distancing in the free spaces they can take off their chinstraps for a few minutes, "he added.
After highlighting that the
use of the chinstrap "is still in force,"
the minister warned that any discussion on the protocols will take place in the Federal Council of Education.
"If the epidemiological reality improves over time, it will be possible to analyze making some decisions, but we are in a situation of sustaining all the care," he emphasized.
Soledad Acuña announced that the City wants to make the protocol in schools more flexible.
Photo: GCBA.
In his analysis, however, Trotta celebrated the good response of the presence in this first month of classes: "The school has not shown contagion so far within the establishment. Yes, positive cases have been detected, but contagion has not been demonstrated within from school".
His explanation and analysis responds to the sayings of his Buenos Aires counterpart, Soledad Acuña, who had assured that they are evaluating introducing changes in the protocols to add more hours and students in the schools.
"We would like to continue working on the path of eliminating distancing so that all boys enter the classrooms. Many studies have shown that with the use of the mask, ventilation and hygiene, distancing is not so necessary," said the official in dialogue with
TN
.
In addition, Acuña pointed out that they are evaluating the opening of bars and kiosks in educational institutions.
Regarding the vaccination of teachers, Trotta reported that a third of education workers, including teachers and aides, have already been vaccinated.
"This is more than 425 thousand people throughout the country," he
celebrated.
However, he stressed that CABA was vaccinated less than in other provinces.
"In the City, more than 16 thousand education workers have already been vaccinated, there are other jurisdictions that have vaccinated much more. Hopefully, with the new arrival of vaccines, the City will continue to advance on that schedule."
The minister recalled that the Sinopharm vaccine is used for teachers, which is not yet approved for people over 59 years of age.
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