Before the imminent Return to face-to-face classes, the bench of Labor Party in the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union will request the Secretary of Public Education and their counterparts in the 32 states, verify, through a census, the proper functioning of the school infrastructure in order to guarantee the safety of students and their right to an excellent education.
Likewise, it asks the authorities to equip the facilities that were victims of vandalism or that suffered damage due to abandonment, all with a view to returning to face-to-face classes by reducing the number of deaths and infections due to Covid-19 in most of the country.
In this regard, the PT senator, Geovanna Bañuelos, urged to coordinate with the Ministry of Health in order to implement a program of sanitation of school facilities, monitoring of compliance with safe distance measures and the correct use of face masks, in addition, a campaign aimed at students to report on all measures for their protection.
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Through a point of agreement that will register the Permanent Commission this week, the coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of the Labor Party will request the Secretary of Education that, in case of detecting possible cases of Covid-19 in schools, the necessary measures be taken, as the application of SARS-CoV-2 virus screening tests, to avoid sources of contagion in schools and immediately inform parents.
“Our girls, boys and adolescents are essential for us, therefore their return to face-to-face classes is of fundamental importance to generate sanitary and security conditions. Despite the enormous effort made by both teachers and students when taking online classes, It is undeniable that due to the inequalities of the country the learning of many students was skewed ”, highlights the legislator.
Thus, it is essential to think about reopening schools gradually and under the strictest prevention and risk mitigation measures, to avoid exposing students; in addition to seeking solutions that remedy the lag suffered.
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The legislator said that the return to normality seems to be a reality, so in this scenario it is a priority to make a thorough and detailed evaluation of the infrastructure conditions of the classrooms, as well as electricity and water services. It should also be a priority to establish hygiene and cleaning protocols before returning to face-to-face classes.
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