He spoke about the opening of schools and the criticism of this decision in the morning the Minister of Education Niki Kermaeos in an interview on SKAI TV and on the show “Today”.
As the minister explained, the Committee of Specialists did not request an extension for the opening of the schools.
“Schools are the first to open and the last to close,” said Ms. Kerameos, explaining that the reasons that led to this decision are, among other things, pedagogical, psycho-emotional, health. The opening, he added, was imposed by the international trend.
“Here we opened the schools with Delta and without vaccination coverage and we are discussing whether we will open in January?”
According to her, children are safer in the context, pointing out that the more schools are open, the more tests are done.
According to 84% of laboratory-confirmed cases in the past period (September-December) had been detected by self-tests, a percentage which decreased to 40% when closed.
At the same time, he announced the conduct of rapid tests on students, saying that they will be performed free of charge in public structures with the approval of the principal.
He even repeated that in case of an accident the children will be tested every day. “We prefer to put a lot of tests to shield the educational community.”
He noted that in a quarter more than 32 million self-tests were given to schools.
Ms. Kerameos described the government’s decision as “conscious”, it costs a lot but invests a lot in lifelong learning.
Regarding the tightening of the protocols, he said: “We are putting additional filters suggested by the Commission. Let’s go step by step because the pandemic is a dynamic process “
Addressing the parents who have decided not to send their children to school on Monday, she asked: “If there is a case in the area, will they take five tests?”
Answering a relevant question about e-learning, he said that the platform works even in cases of disasters, such as the earthquake in Crete. .
For the universities, the Minister of Education stressed that the Examination will be done normally.
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