KARLA PADILLA / EL VIGA
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The Policy against Educational Accidents, which applies in the homes of students according to the 2020-2021 school calendar, is active from Monday to Friday 24 hours a day during the period of online classes, informed Catalino Zavala Mrquez, head of the Secretary of Education in the State.
Indicate that all elementary school students in Baja California, including special education, indigenous education, and migrant education, are eligible for this accident insurance.
Zavala Mrquez specifies that the coverage applies at the student’s home, in correspondence with the current school calendar 2020-2021, available on the internet portal www.educacionbc.edu.mx, which implies that accidents occurring on the end of week, official holidays in accordance with the Federal Labor Law, vacation periods and when they occur outside the home of the insured.
He added that the objective of school insurance is to provide free support for parents, with the payment of medical expenses derived from accidents that could occur at home, including organic losses, death by accident and funeral expenses.
The insurance policy covers medical expenses arising from direct causes of accidents, such as injuries caused by falls, heat stroke, sprains, sprains, cuts, hemorrhages, animal bites or stings, injuries suffered as a result of earthquakes, earthquakes, rains, among others.
Finally, he called on the parents to do everything possible to take care of their children during the vacation period, taking into account the necessary precautions to avoid accidents and irreparable damage; Likewise, it indicated that in the event of an accident, the telephone numbers for attention are (686) 520-0500, (686) 553-6701 and (686) 553-6703.
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