The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong in a single day has approached 10,000 yesterday (28th), and all schools in Hong Kong will reopen this Thursday (September 1st).
The Secretary of the Education Bureau, Cai Ruolian, has been talking about school opening arrangements for several days. The new school year will be based on maintaining half-day face-to-face classes. It is understood that the Bureau will send letters to all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong as soon as today (29th) to update the school health guidelines, requesting Students are required to undergo rapid testing two days before the start of school, that is, on Tuesday and Wednesday (30th and 31st), and the authorities will also reiterate that parents with “red and yellow codes” are not allowed to enter the campus.
Some primary school principals said that the two-day early test is not very difficult for ordinary students, and the head teacher has been arranged to contact and assist the parents of primary one freshmen and transfer students.
He reiterated his hope that the bureau can maintain half-day face-to-face teaching, because the learning benefits of online courses will be greatly reduced.
The Middle School Principals Association said that it would cooperate with experts' opinions and government measures to make relevant face-to-face arrangements. However, it believes that high school students, especially Form 5 and 6 students, are under pressure for public exams, and face-to-face classrooms are urgent. It is hoped that under the permission of the epidemic, high schools will be flexible. face-to-face arrangements.
▼The middle school will resume classes on May 3▼
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In the new school year, half-day face-to-face schools will maintain monthly reporting of student vaccination data
Cai Ruolian said yesterday that the new school year will be based on maintaining half-day face-to-face classes. It is expected that the number of students infected with the epidemic will increase. Therefore, the daily rapid testing policy for teachers and students will continue to be implemented to detect confirmed cases as soon as possible.
It is understood that the Education Bureau will issue letters to all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong as soon as today to update the school health guidelines.
First of all, students are required to take the rapid test two days before the start of school, that is, on August 30 and 31. After the school starts, they need to maintain the rapid test before returning to school every day; the guidelines will also reiterate the "red and yellow code" requirement, and parents must scan the "Travel with peace of mind", all parents with red or yellow codes are not allowed to enter the campus.
Cai Ruolian also said yesterday that starting from the new school year, the bureau will collect students' vaccination data from schools every month as a scientific basis for formulating policies, but will not disclose the information to avoid pressure on schools.
However, colleagues will launch a vaccination incentive scheme for all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong to promote vaccination in the form of encouragement, but parents will not be forced to agree to their children to be vaccinated.
▼The first day of resumption of classes at Tsuen Wan Chamber of Commerce School on April 19▼
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Elementary school principal: The head teacher will call parents one by one to remind them
Liu Qiang, the principal of Anglican Kidd Primary School, said that the daily quick test arrangement has been maintained since the fifth wave of the epidemic. .
He said that the head teacher will call parents to remind them one by one a few days before the start of school, and Primary 1 students will also arrange adaptation classes and seminars for parents of new students in advance to explain the school's epidemic prevention requirements and rapid testing arrangements.
He pointed out that the school has also provided free quick test kits to students and faculty since the end of April. The arrangement will continue, and a cleaning company will also be arranged to clean and disinfect the school premises before the start of school.
The learning effect of online courses is low. Half-day face-to-face teaching in primary schools does not involve school meals
As for the face-to-face teaching arrangement, Principal Liu believes that there must be a balance between epidemic prevention and academic studies. In the past, face-to-face teaching was suspended and it was found that the learning effect of online classes was low. At present, primary schools maintain half-day face-to-face teaching. Students will not be allowed to stay in school for meals. If there is a small outbreak in the school, it will follow the guidance of the bureau. If the number of people exceeds the guidance, face-to-face teaching will be stopped.
He also said that the school has held three vaccination programs in the past, excluding new students, and the vaccination rate of the whole school has reached 80%. of vaccinations.
Liu said that the Education Bureau has also issued guidelines. Parents will scan the "Safe Travel" QR code before entering the campus. It is reasonable to check the parents' "pin card" status immediately. If there is a "red code", they need to call the police immediately. "Code" parents will be reminded not to enter the campus, etc.
▼All kindergartens in Hong Kong will resume classes on May 3▼
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Lian Zhenbang, Chairman of the Middle School Principals Association: Willing to cooperate with the face-to-face teaching arrangement according to the opinions of experts
Yesterday, the epidemic had reached more than 9,700 cases, and it was about to reach the critical point of "consider stopping full-day face-to-face teaching" mentioned by Cai Ruolian. Lian Zhenbang, chairman of the Middle School Principals' Association, stressed that the academic community emphasized the need to consult medical experts to make arrangements for classes and face-to-face teaching. If the situation needs to be updated or changed, the academic community will try its best and be willing to cooperate.
However, he pointed out that senior secondary schools, especially the secondary 5 and 6 courses, are under pressure, and there is pressure for public exams. Secondary 6 students have to prepare for self-study in early March. In the past two or three years, secondary 5 has been affected by the epidemic and has less taught courses. This year, special summer vacation arrangements will be made. It has also affected students' learning. "Of course, the epidemic first allows it. Let's see if there is a flexible arrangement (face-to-face) in terms of living in the high school department."
He also said that he believed that it would not be difficult for students to take the quick test two days earlier. His school, for example, last week notified the secondary one students how to submit the quick test results every day. There is no problem with communication in connection with courses, etc.
▼On August 23, the Education Bureau announced special arrangements for assisting Hong Kong students to return to the mainland for further studies▼
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