Secondary education protocol: everyone stays five feet away
In secondary education, which will start again on 1 June, everyone keeps a distance of XNUMX meters from each other for the time being. In many cases, this means that only a quarter to a third of the pupils will be in school at the same time. This is stated in the protocol that has been drawn up on the basis of guidelines from the cabinet and the RIVM.
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According to the protocol all pupils go back to school, but in practice, by adhering to the XNUMX meter rule, this will have to be done in a staggered manner. The protocol consists of a number of recommendations and a number of mandatory measures. This protocol is the final, on May 7th a provisional version was released, but now there is an appendix on transport.
“Reopening the schools is exciting and will be a major logistical task,” says AObdirector Henrik de Moel. “The combination of obligations and advice strikes a good balance between overall safety on the one hand and, on the other, the ability for schools to provide customization in their own buildings and locations. And that customization naturally benefits safety even further. ”
Some mandatory points from the protocol are:
- Adults and students keep a distance of five feet from each other.
- Teaching staff who are healthy are in principle available to provide education at the school.
- A staff member who does not belong to the risk group, but is seriously concerned, will discuss this with his employer.
- Staff members who belong to a medical risk group (or who have family members or roommates who belong to this group) are advised not to participate in the on-site educational process.
- Staff members with (respiratory) complaints such as coughing or colds stay at home.
- Upon entering the classroom, students and teachers wash their hands with the disinfectant gel or spray.
- Students and teachers take their own tables after entering and repeat this when they leave the room.
- Lockers are not used, the students take their coat and bag with them to the classroom.
- The canteen remains closed.
Some recommendations from the protocol are:
- Schools themselves determine the content of the education. In addition, it is recommended to limit this education to the core of all subjects, or to the practical component of subjects that cannot be properly provided through distance education.
- Pupils only go to school a limited number of days a week.
- To allow for the dispersion of pupils and to reduce the crowds in the playground, different start and end times of lessons for pupils can be organized.
- School boards make agreements with the participation council about the practical and educational content of their school.
- Pupils avoid public transport, especially rush hour.
- Pupils stay as much as possible in the same room during different lessons, the teachers change.
Download the secondary education protocol here. There was a webinar on the protocol on 19. You can find the video on Youtube via this link.
