阿省9月K到12学校重开，将采取适当措施预防病毒蔓延
原始发布日期： 2020-07-21 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
 (Education Minister Adriana LaGrange SUPPLIED / Government of Alberta) Alberta schools will open this September at near-normal operations with some health measures in place to help protect students and staff against COVID-19. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement Tuesday afternoon at a COVID-19 briefing. Kenney said he expects schools will do their best to follow guidelines developed by the government including reorganized classrooms to allow for physical distancing, strict stay-at-home policies if students or staff are sick, the use of hand sanitizer, frequent cleaning and staggered start times. Students, staff and visitors will be expected to use a self-screening questionnaire daily to determine whether they can enter the school. The government has also developed a re-entry tool kit to prepare parents and students for what to expect in the new school year. The kit includes videos for students, a guide for parents, frequently asked questions, school posters, a self-screening questionnaire in multiple languages and links to health guidelines. LaGrange said that if a student or staff member test positive, the case will be investigated by health officials and parents will be informed if a case is confirmed in their school. If there is an outbreak in a community or school the government could decide to transfer students to part-time classes or at home learning, she said. If necessary, protocols will be adjusted based on the advice from the province’s chief medical officer of health. Alberta classrooms have been closed since March 15 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Districts were told to prepare for three potential scenarios for the upcoming school year: a return to near-normal, a partial reopening of schools, and a continuation of remote learning from home. The government chose the option that allows the most potential physical contact despite a recent uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in the province. Alberta reported 141 new cases on Monday. Over the weekend, there were 165 new cases on Friday, 106 on Saturday and 97 on Sunday. The majority of active cases across Alberta are happening among those between the ages of 20 and 39. Kenney said children and young people are at low risk of infection and severe health consequences. Only 14 per cent of Alberta cases are kids under 19, he said. |