MANAMA: Students in Bahrain’s government schools will return to their classes on September 16, Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi said yesterday.
Administrative, teaching and technical staff will resume work on September 6, he said.
Private schools will be given time from mid-August to early September to reopen.
Dr Al Nuaimi said the ministry’s decisions will be subject to review based on precautionary measures to combat Covid-19 pandemic and recommendations of the National Task Force for Combating Covid-19.
“The safety and health of students, teachers, administrative and technical staff is a top priority,” he said.
The ministry will continue to rely on online learning at the beginning of the new school year, he added.
The GDN reported last week that MPs are hoping to get more clarification on the preparations and mechanisms to ensure that there is no spread of coronavirus among faculty and students.
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