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In the shadow of the plague and the difficulties: 2.4 million students will return to the classrooms this morning, about 140,000 will learn from the zoom | Israel today

2021-08-31T21:11:59.029Z


The education system today begins an unusual year (again), with many more questions than answers • About a quarter of a million students will remain at home: sick, isolated and those whose class did not meet the immunization threshold • Teachers are required to be green - but some refuse to be tested • September 1, snapshot


This morning just before 08:00 it will happen.

Students will already be making their way to classrooms, the sandwich will already be packed, and the new pencil case will already be waiting in the bag.

And next to them, this year, the masks will already be placed on the face or chin, and the confirmation of the quick corona test will wait folded in the pocket.

The new school year 2002 must also be a year of big dreams and small prayers for them.

2.4 million students in the education system, from kindergarten to 12, will officially begin their studies this morning in the shadow of the Corona, which has been here for nearly two years.

The education system begins an unusual year (again), like a math problem-solving book - with far more questions than answers.

The Corona Cabinet approved the green mark for teaching staff, and as of this morning teaching staff and education staff will not be able to enter the kindergarten or school without a green mark or a negative test result.

This is a quick test in the community (antigen) from the last 84 hours (about three days).

Minister Shasha Bitton on the opening of the school year: "We will not hesitate to change the program in accordance with the evolving reality" // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon

The Ministry of Education still does not know which teachers will vehemently refuse to pass a test and stay outside the kindergarten gate or classroom door, who will replace them, and how this will affect the hours system.

Learning in red

The traffic light list already includes 153 cities, localities and red districts, including large cities such as Hadera, Ashkelon, Holon, Yavne, Ma'ale Adumim and more.

This means that students in grades 8-12 will only be able to attend school themselves if 70 percent of the students in the class have received the first vaccine. 140,000 students who will study online.

Data from the Ministry of Education show that among students in grades 10-12 (18-16) the vaccinated rate is 81%, including the first dose. This means a wider opening of these classes in red cities. On the other hand, among students in grades 7-9 (15-12) The total vaccination rate in the first vaccine is 56%, which means that many classes may not meet the continuous figure for frontal learning.

Children's vaccines at the HMOs.

Archive, Photo: Herzli Shapira

In addition, there are 252 cities, towns and orange quarters.

With the transition of authority to orange, the principal will have to take steps that will reduce the contacts between the students, including moving to small study groups, separating the layers in the various areas of activity and integrating distance learning.

In general, the color of the city will drastically affect the conduct of the education system.

Thus, for example, informal activities such as youth movements and circles will take place in orange and red authorities only in open areas.

At the same time, the rate of positive children in serological tests performed in cities with high morbidity is 10%.

Were left without a frame

Alut claims that more than 1,000 special education students, including about 300 on the autistic continuum, are left without a suitable placement or framework. In addition, the association estimates that many hundreds of children with autism are placed in settings that are not suitable for them, far from home and Tailored to the support basket they need.

In the 2000s, more than 30,000 students with autism are expected to study in the education system, in designated settings and in combination.

Source: israelhayom

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