Schools will close again from Wednesday
The schools will close from next Wednesday until January 19, the NOS and various other sources in The Hague report. “We hope that the schools will be able to make the switch so quickly,” responds AObchairman Eugenie Stolk.
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The cabinet is preparing a far-reaching lockdown. It is not about an early and extended holiday, schools must provide online education - except for the Christmas holidays. “So it is not an extra holiday. Not for the teaching staff and not for the students ”, says Stolk. "This decision has been in the air for too long, we hope that the schools will be able to switch so quickly in this last week before the Christmas holidays."
As the reports are correct, schools must close their doors from Wednesday and switch to online education. Prime Minister Rutte addresses the country at seven this evening about the far-reaching measures. Last March, education was also raided by a lockdown, the consequences of which are still felt in education. At the same time, education staff are also very concerned about the increasing infections.
“We like AOb have always mentioned the increasing concerns that we have noticed in education and have urged the minister to take clear measures, ”says Stolk. The cabinet is now forced to implement a second lockdown, because the number of infections has risen sharply and the pressure on healthcare is becoming too great.
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