After being delayed by the latest national lockdown, the school year will now finally start. Pupils at private schools are already in school while their counterparts at public schools will be by mid-February. It’s worth reiterating that the Covid-19 risk still persists. It is just that the government could not afford to keep children out of school any longer after they lost so much learning time last year.
School reopenings will need to be consistent with the country’s overall COVID-19 health response to protect students, staff, teachers, as well as their families. A few measures that schools are will continue to enforce include:
- Staggering the start and close of the school day
- Staggering mealtimes
- Moving classes to temporary spaces or outdoors
- Holding school in shifts, to reduce class size
The sharing of Stationery is among the many persistent Covid infection risks schools must manage in 2021
To prevent the spread of Covid-19 in schools, authorities must strictly enforce hygiene and social distancing protocols. Frequently touched objects and surfaces must be cleaned hourly with diluted bleach disinfectant when in use, while classrooms must be properly ventilated and cleaned at least twice a day with a disinfectant.
As schools reopen, it is important that both students and teachers have adequate stationery to prevent sharing, which encourages the spread of the Covid virus. As schools seek to catch up with lost time, it is essential to ensure adequate supplies of quality printed resources such as workbooks and curriculum guides, teacher lesson Plans, report cards, and school Calendars.
We cannot afford another school year like 2020. By ensuring your school has adequate stationery, you can ensure students don’t have to share and expose themselves to infection. If infections don’t flair up, we can keep our schools open. Contact Minuteman Press Benoni here for all your stationery needs for the 2021 school year.
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