The Ministries of Health and Education agreed tonight (Thursday) on the new education outline, which will take effect soon on Sunday, subject to the approval of the government and the Knesset's Education Committee.
According to the outline, school and kindergarten students will continue to physically study in schools when the traffic light system is discontinued.
In addition, the 70% restriction and the provision to reduce contacts will be abolished.
In doing so, in the event of exposure to a verified patient, the educational institutions will be conducted in accordance with the outline of tests and isolations customary throughout the economy.
In view of this, in the event that a verification is discovered in the classroom (student or teacher), the class will act as follows:
Vaccinated and recovering people will perform a home antigen test or a supervised antigen test.
If the test result is positive (in case a positive result was obtained from a home antigen test, a supervised antigen test will be performed) - stay in isolation for 10 days.
Release only with a doctor's approval and no further examination is needed.
- Unvaccinated / not recovering (according to the definition of the Ministry of Health) will perform a supervised antigen test:
Negative result
- stay in isolation for 7 days.
Release subject to a negative result in a supervised antigen test performed on the last day of isolation.
Positive result
- stay in isolation for 10 days.
Release only with a doctor's approval (no further examination required).
Students study with masks in class (archive), Photo: Liron Moldovan
It is important to emphasize that those who are vaccinated with only one vaccine are not protected and are therefore considered unvaccinated / do not recover in the event of exposure to anything - and are not exempt from isolation.
It was also agreed in the new outline that
employees of the education system and visitors to an educational institution will be required to present a green card (and employees of the education system will also be allowed an alternative test as has been the case so far).
In addition, the obligation to wear masks in schools will continue to apply, and educational institutions will continue to operate in accordance with the limit of general gatherings in the economy.
A district physician in the Ministry of Health will be authorized to order the closure of an educational institution, in consultation with the relevant district director in the Ministry of Education.
Institutions of higher education will continue to operate in green (with the exception of the current expansion for practical training), with unvaccinated students being allowed to perform one antigen every 84 hours.
School students in Arab society will be required to perform an antigen test back from the winter break (as was the case at the end of the Hanukkah break in the Jewish sector).
Corona trustees in primary schools will perform antigen tests for students and teaching staff who will be exposed to verification (a date of entry into force will be announced earlier this week).
It was also decided that no special outline would be used for non-formal education activities and classes.
Upon exposure to verified, the outline followed will apply throughout the economy.
There will also be no special outline for trips with accommodation, and the special outline for boarding schools will be abolished.
The new education outline will be applied to all educational institutions: all kindergartens including nurseries, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, institutions of higher education and vocational training, non-formal education
and boarding schools.
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