The Education Committee demands a new outline from the government: "It will open great difficulties for children"

The Education Committee has shortened the validity of the restrictions, which have already entered into force, for a new discussion.

The directive for first- and sixth-graders who will study while reducing contacts will expire on Wednesday, and the directive for seventh-twelfth-graders who will study remotely will expire on Monday. National parent leadership: "The government does not see the good of our children"

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27/12/2021

Monday, 27 December 2021, 22:55 Updated: 23:11

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In the video: Ofer Mall Petah Tikva (Photo: Reuven Castro)

A day after the application of the new regulations in the education system - the Education Committee determined that the validity of the guidelines will be shortened, for the purpose of discussing a new outline that the government will bring to its approval.

According to the decision of the Education Committee, the directive regarding grades 1-6, according to which students in red authorities in grades with less than 70% vaccinated will study while "reducing contacts", will expire on Wednesday;

The directive regarding grades 7-12, according to which students in orange and red authorities with less than 70% vaccinated will study remotely or in an open area, will expire on Monday. In the field of health, representatives of the national parents' leadership and mayors who called on Knesset members not to approve the outline of distance learning.

The Education Committee clarified that "the new outlines will be more balanced", in order to minimize distance learning as much as possible.

The committee's chairman, MK Sharan Hashakel, asked the Ministry of Health to examine the possibility of unvaccinated students presenting a negative corona test (PCR) twice a week as an alternative to a green label.

The committee also requested that the amended outline clarify that first- and sixth-grade students in red authorities will not study remotely, in order to allow them quality learning and allow their parents to go to work.

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"Look at the good of the child."

A first-grade student studies zoom (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Odelia Schindorf, deputy chairwoman of the National Parents' Leadership, called on Knesset members to oppose the distance learning outline. "Be brave and look after the best interests of the child. If we send half a million children home, it will be a national disaster

." "Which educational institutions will close in accordance with the morbidity data," he asked. "The closures really hurt children."

Prof. Hagai Levin, chairman of the Association of Public Health Physicians, said the education traffic light is based on an "outdated formula, which does not fit the current wave." schools, together with the local community, to make decisions. "usefulness epidemiologist closure of schools in small health damage as a result of the closure of schools is huge."

As of yesterday, 900 children under 18 were confirmed HIV beams, comprising 51.4% of the total verified. 5693 students and - 529 staff members are defined as active blue. 50% of 15-12 year olds with a green mark, and 70% of 18-16 year olds. Dr. Efrat Aflalo, director of the Department of Education and Health Promotion at the Ministry of Health, said that Students is through hybrid learning (integrated distance and classroom learning), but she says the Ministry of Education is not prepared for this type of study.

"We found no justification for the outline."

The mind (Photo: Official website, Knesset spokeswoman)

After hearing the experts, MK intelligence concluded that "the committee found no justification outline submitted by the government and therefore seek to outline a new and more balanced in favor of the students and their parents."

Leadership of parents nationwide attacked the government, she says, "do not see the children's best interests in mind and bent the hands of Members of the Knesset Education Committee who made it clear in today's debate that they do not agree with the outline, and impose coalition discipline on them and our children's loneliness. " "Should be the first priority, the mental health of our children is above every branch of the economy and if the Israeli government does not see this, we will find ways to show it."

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