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Guidelines for opening schools in neo-normal conditions.
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Guideline-1
Clear government instructions will be given on the various dimensions of the decision to reopen the school.
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Instructions and guidelines issued by the Prime Minister's Office, Cabinet Division, Ministry of Public Administration and Health Services Department will be followed. In order to deal with the coronavirus situation and prevent infection, all the instructions and advice sent by the Prime Minister's 31-point instructions, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, the Department of Health Services and the Department of Primary must be followed properly.
If a decision is taken to start a school, area based schools can be started considering safe areas and conditions. If an area is declared a red zone by the government considering corona infection, schools cannot be kept open in that area.
Guideline-2
Planning and necessary activities for school management before resumption of school activities
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To implement the necessary activities, budget formulation and financing plan should be made. Money should be allocated in advance where applicable.
Guideline-3
Protocols need to be formulated in clear, easy-to-understand and child-friendly language with details about school hygiene and hygiene measures. There will be information and guidance on maintaining physical distance, hand washing, sneezing and coughing etiquette, use of safety equipment, keeping the internal infrastructural environment of the organization clean and tidy and developing safe food preparation habits.
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3) Information for teachers / students / staff and parents on keeping the school infrastructural environment clean and disinfected, maintaining physical distance, washing hands, sneezing and coughing etiquette, use of safety equipment, do's and don'ts and preparing food for the sick. Posters with instructions, leaflets ready, to be distributed. These instructions can be disseminated on social media and mass media. Special initiatives need to be taken to bring children to school. In this case, measures have to be taken for motivation.
Covid-19 infections, symptoms, complications and remedies should be disseminated to school students, teachers, parents, SMCs, PTAs and the general public through health services department approved hygiene rules, posters / leaflets. Health awareness activities can be carried out through various religious places of worship.
In addition to ensuring the accountability of each unit, the officers, head teachers, assistant teachers and cleaning staff from the center to the field level should be clearly defined and printed and distributed. Maintain physical distance and provide training to administrative staff and teachers on school hygiene and hygiene. In addition, cleaners need to be trained on disinfection and provided with personal protective equipment as much as possible.
Guideline-4
4) In order to run a safe school, preparatory activities should be taken before opening a school. To that end, the schools will be open to teachers and staff at least 15 days before the start of classes.
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4) Adequate and safe water supply should be taken to ensure that teachers, students and staff wash their hands round the clock. The location and number of school-based water taps should be determined in such a way that there is no confusion of teachers / students during hand washing.
4.1) Running water should be provided where possible. Separate toilets need to be set up or expanded for boys and girls. Girl students need to take necessary measures to protect their health during the season.
4.2) Immediately before the opening of the school, the classrooms and toilets including the school premises must be made hygienic and disinfected. For this purpose, necessary disinfectant, soap and other cleaning materials have to be collected.
4.3) Floors and door handles, stair handles, benches, and other items used frequently in school office rooms, classrooms, public spaces and other places should be cleaned and disinfected. Teachers-students and cleaners should be given proper training and made aware about this.
4.4) Every day the garbage of the premises of the educational institution should be cleaned and the garbage storage containers should be disinfected. Hands must be disinfected with soap after each use of the toilet. Teachers-students and cleaners should be given proper training and made aware about this.
4.5) Sick teachers / students / staff and child-bearing teachers should refrain from attending school. Parents should be asked not to send their sick child to school. The school authorities will take special measures to ensure that the students concerned are not harmed in the class assessment due to the absence due to illness.
4.6) Teachers, staff and students must wear masks. Necessary training should be arranged for those concerned in all these matters. Be aware of using leaflets / posters / social media.
4.6) Illustrated descriptions can be given for those who can easily make a mask (made of 3 layers of cloth). Hygiene information should be made available in the language of small ethnic groups and in Braille, and the language used must be child-friendly. If necessary, small documentaries on all these issues can be made and disseminated.
4.6) The schedule of commencement, completion and mid-day meal of school activities should be arranged in such a way that there is no confusion between students and parents. Considering the infrastructure of the school and the number of students, the school authorities will formulate a plan locally for multiple shifts or one-day or one-day classes on a weekly basis to ensure physical distance. Fifth grade students should be given priority in lesson planning. At the field level, the Upazila / Thana Education Officers will approve the above plans and the Upazila / Thana Assistant Education Officers will assist in the formulation of the schools of the respective clusters and supervise the implementation.
Guideline-5
Protocols need to be formulated in clear, easy-to-understand and child-friendly language detailing hygiene and hygiene measures during school hours. Maintaining physical distance, hand washing, sneezing and coughing etiquette, use of safety equipment, keeping the internal infrastructural environment of the organization clean and developing the habit of preparing safe food.
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5.1) Body temperature of teachers, staff, students and outsiders should be measured by maintaining physical distance at the entrance of the educational institution. For this purpose, it is necessary to collect the required number of non-contact thermometers before opening the school. Those with higher temperatures should be barred from entering the school.
5.2) Students will maintain physical distance while staying in the hostel. Distance should be maintained while taking food. Eat at a physical distance of at least 1 meter and use your own dishes or one-time dishes and water containers. Dishes and water containers should be cleaned and disinfected. Disposable utensils and water containers should be disinfected after each serving.
5.3 No internal gathering shall be held until normalcy is restored. A distance of at least 1 meter should be maintained in case of any closed or crowded place or in close contact with others. During the coronation, two students will sit on the long bench. Students need to be careful not to hug or hug each other. All concerned should be made aware that students and their parents should abide by these health rules even outside the school.
5.4 Teachers / students / staff should follow all hygiene guidelines to prevent corona infection and monitor whether everyone is following hygiene rules.
5.5 Limited use of work in educational institutions should be encouraged. Teachers need to reduce interpersonal physical contact and prioritize distance learning or online learning.
5.7 Outflow of teachers, staff and students during school hours should be reduced. No one will go out unless it is vital.
5.6 Mental health of children should be given importance. The school needs to create a conducive environment for children. They need to be kept active.
5.6 If any suspicious symptom of Kovid-19 is found among the teachers / staff / students, he / she should immediately inform the local health authority. The victims need to be identified and quarantined quickly.
5.9 Teachers / staff / students in quarantine should know the health status of their parents and keep in touch with them.
5.10 As soon as any confirmed Covid-19 patient is found, the air-conditioning and ventilation system should be cleaned and disinfected as per the instructions of the local health authority. It should be avoided until reused.
5.11 Sangsad Everyone should be properly informed about the routine of broadcasting the primary lesson program 'Learn at home' on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar and ensure the participation of students including homework. In places where lessons are being broadcast locally on their own initiative through mobile phones / online / Facebook pages / cable TV, priority should be given to publicity through ‘Learn at Home’.
5.12 In order to encourage parents to watch and listen to the lesson 'Learn at home' broadcast on Sangsad Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar, voice / message can be sent to the parents on their mobile phones before the start of the lesson.
5.13 Clear guidance should be given to the school leadership on what to do if a teacher, student or employee falls ill. Education and students need to be in regular contact with the Health Monitor Co, local administration and health authorities. The names and mobile numbers of those who need help in case of emergency should be listed and saved.
5.14 Without causing any panic or public embarrassment, the sick students, staff should be advised to stay at home and follow the hygiene rules.
Guideline-6
Health indicators need to be actively monitored with a focus on wellness and safety. The teaching-learning method should be made more dynamic, mixed learning-teaching method including distance learning should be adopted. Information on infection prevention and prevention should be included in the lesson.
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6.1 Health monitoring of teachers, staff and students should be strengthened during school hours. Health check-ups should be done in the morning and afternoon and ‘daily reporting’ and ‘zero reporting’ methods should be introduced.
6.2 In addition to teaching classes, distance learning system should be strengthened. For quick preparation if the school is to be closed at any time in the future; Where schools are closed, the teaching-learning process needs to be strengthened and where schools are partially open or running on changed schedules or unable to attend school due to quarantine due to illness, education needs to be conducted in a mixed manner.
Guideline-6
6) The education authorities need to further strengthen the communication and coordination processes and strategies to increase the involvement and exchange of views of local people, parents and children on education related issues.
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6.1 Local administration, local government institutions, local people's representatives, representatives of health department, school management committee and parents should be involved in this matter. The mobile numbers of the head teacher and one or more teachers should be hung in a public place for the convenience of communication.
6.2 Information centers should be set up in every Upazila Education Office so that local people including parents and concerned authorities can get necessary information.