[Omicron/Secondary School/Class Suspension/Education Bureau] The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has heated up the epidemic in Hong Kong, and the number of cases of unknown origin has increased. Many secondary schools including St. Joseph's English Secondary School have students infected with the virus.
At present, kindergartens and primary schools have suspended face-to-face teaching. The Education Bureau announced today (January 20) that middle schools will suspend face-to-face teaching until next Monday (January 24), and Secondary 6 will decide on its own.
As soon as the news came out, it caused heated discussions among netizens' parents. Many netizens believed that face-to-face classes in middle schools should be stopped early in the morning.
Many secondary schools, including St. Joseph's English Secondary School, have students infected with the virus.
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Last Tuesday (January 11), the government announced the suspension of face-to-face classes in kindergartens and primary schools. When asked why secondary schools did not suspend face-to-face classes together, Chief Executive Carrie Lam explained that middle school students have better self-care ability. Continuing face-to-face classes and epidemic prevention arrangements will inform them impact is minimized.
In the past week, students in many secondary schools were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia and had to suspend face-to-face classes for 14 days.
The Education Bureau announced today (January 20) that all secondary schools in Hong Kong (including schools offering non-local curriculum) must suspend face-to-face classes and all school activities on or before next Monday (January 24) until the Lunar New Year holiday of schools; Private schools with regular courses (commonly known as cram schools) have suspended face-to-face classes at all levels until February 7.
The Education Bureau also stated that, due to the critical moment of preparation for the upcoming Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, secondary schools can arrange for Secondary 6 students to return to school for up to half a day of necessary learning and assessment activities while taking strict epidemic prevention measures. This arrangement also applies to Provides the level of candidates for the current public examinations of non-local curriculum schools.
The source said that the government is studying whether secondary schools will also stop face-to-face teaching, that is, secondary schools will stop face-to-face teaching next week, and Secondary 6 will decide on its own.
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The news caused heated discussions among netizens and parents.
Many netizens believe that middle schools should stop face-to-face teaching immediately.
There are also netizens who believe that there is no need to stop face-to-face teaching. "Actually, there are many middle school students who have been given injections, and classes are suspended without knowing what to do." "Don't panic too much!" We will take annual leave for the next week.”
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