The Education Bureau announced yesterday (14th) that the suspension of face-to-face teaching will be extended for two weeks until March 6th. The Federation of Education Associations held a press conference today (15th), urging the authorities not to announce the suspension arrangement in a "toothpaste style" and asking the Education Bureau to strengthen support for schools Respond to the outbreak, including updating school health guidelines as soon as possible and improving schools' arrangements for implementing "vaccine passports".
(From left) Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Education Lam Tsui-ling, Chairman Wong Kam-leung, Vice-Chairman and Legislative Council Member Tang Fei (courtesy of the Federation of Education Associations)
Calling on the toothpaste-style announcement of the suspension of classes, the Federation of Teachers: I don't think the epidemic will change after March 6
The chairman of the Federation of Education, Huang Jinliang, mentioned that the current epidemic situation is constantly changing, which has brought many challenges to schools. In addition, the "vaccine passport" is about to be implemented in all schools in Hong Kong. , making the school at a loss; he also believes that the epidemic is not optimistic, and does not believe that the epidemic will change after March 6. I hope that the Education Bureau can make long-term plans instead of announcing the suspension of classes.
The Federation of Education mentioned that at present, the Education Bureau and the Centre for Health Protection have not updated guidelines for the development of the epidemic, making it difficult for schools to deal with emergencies.
The Federation of Education urges the relevant authorities and the Centre for Health Protection to update the guidelines as soon as possible, setting out how schools should handle various situations under the epidemic, including arrangements for teachers and students after diagnosis, mandatory testing arrangements, conditions for closing school premises, etc., so that schools can follow; Urge the Education Bureau to formulate guidelines as soon as possible, stating that schools should only arrange teachers in proportion to the number of students attending school, and arrange for teaching staff to work at home as much as possible.
If the epidemic further deteriorates, the authorities should consider the complete closure of schools to reduce the risk of infection among teachers and students.
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Worry about "vaccine passports" causing confusion, including how to deal with people who have not received injections and do not have a doctor's certificate
In addition, the "Vaccine Pass" will be implemented on the 24th and will cover all schools in Hong Kong.
However, many schools are worried that the implementation of "vaccine passports" in schools will lead to confusion.
Since the "Vaccine Pass" is a new measure, many schools need time to prepare hardware and familiarize themselves with the application, and at the same time train relevant personnel.
The Federation of Education hopes that the Education Bureau will provide guidance and support as soon as possible so that schools can successfully implement the new arrangement of the "Vaccine Pass".
At the same time, the District Offices of the Education Bureau are required to support schools in dealing with people who have not been vaccinated and who do not have a doctor's certificate.
Hope to explain the arrangement of this year's DSE as soon as possible so that candidates can be fully psychologically prepared
This year's HKDSE will start at the end of April.
In view of the seriousness of the current epidemic, the Federation also hopes that the Bureau will consider updating the guidelines and suspend the arrangement for students in Secondary 6 to return to school for half-day classes, so as to prevent students from increasing the risk of infection due to returning to school.
The Education Bureau and the HKEAA should also announce the arrangements for this year's HKDSE as soon as possible so that candidates can fully prepare themselves psychologically.
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