The Ministry of Education and Higher Education urged the educational and administrative cadres in all public and private schools to take the third booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for the safety and health of all and to move forward in the fight against the virus.
The Ministry further said that the booster dose of Pfizer and Moderna are available in all health centres without prior appointment. The Ministry stressed the importance of providing a safe environment in all schools in coordination with the Primary Health Care Corporation, in order to curb the spread of the pandemic, given the current conditions and the increasing daily.
The Ministry sent circulars to all teaching and adminis-trative staff working in all public and private schools and the parties to the educational process, stressing the impor-tance of applying all precau-tionary measures during school hours, including wearing masks, social distancing and personal hygiene, and the necessity of coordination and cooperation with the concerned authorities inside and outside the Ministry in the event of infection.
The Ministry also stressed the need to adhere to the working hours announced for the administrative and teaching staff in the school building in accordance with the instructions of the Edu-cation Sector.
The Ministry underlined the need to follow all precau-tionary measures to ensure the safety of everyone, stressing the application of the distance learning system for all stu-dents at all educational levels in public and private schools until January 27.
The Ministry stressed the importance of implementing the attendance and absence policy, through monitoring it daily, notifying parents of the impor-tance of students attending live lessons, and documenting it on the NSIS system.
The attendance must be submitted periodically to the Schools Affairs Department, and the parents must be notified of the impor-tance of students attending the live lessons.Meanwhile, the Ministry noted that the books will be handed in the school building starting next
