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Kaieteur News – The Ministry of Education is looking to have all schools at every level fully reopened after the Easter break, Education Minister, Priya Manickchand has said.
She made this statement on Wednesday on the sidelines of the launch of the distribution of textbooks for primary school students in Berbice. The minister explained that a full return to the classroom will mean no rotations and no online engagement being facilitated at the nursery, primary or secondary levels.
The minister said this move will allow the education sector to better address the issue of learning loss. Minister Manickchand added that having the pupils back in school fully means that all Guyanese have to act responsibly as it relates to COVID-19 since it is not going anywhere. Regarding adequate social distancing, the education minister explained that the sector cannot expand its schools at the rate necessary to ensure there is one child seated on a bench or six feet apart. “If we were to do it, children will be rotating for the next three to four years and that will be the loss of an entire generation for this country. That’s not going to be something a growing Guyana can tolerate.”
Due to the pandemic, schools were closed and have gradually been reopened by the Ministry of Education. However, some students have not returned to the classroom prompting the ministry to launch a campaign to find them. Dubbed ‘Operation Recovery’, the campaign is designed to address absenteeism. Minister Manickchand said that the programme was launched initially to locate those pupils who were absent for the first National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) mock examinations that was written` last month. The Education Minister said that she and Officers in the Ministry visited the homes of the pupils in every Education District very cautiously to know the reason for their absence and to offer assistance where possible.
She said that this effort has produced encouraging results. She said that as of last weekend the Ministry was able to locate 538 students out of 1300 who did not show up for the examination. She said that in order to ensure some of the pupils return to school, the Ministry provided assistance ranging from a uniform, school supplies and food items. According to Minister Manickchand, partnering with civil society organisations and kind-hearted individuals made much of the assistance provided possible. She said that the ministry will continue to work with all interested partners to ensure that as many children as possible are in the classroom receiving the education they rightfully deserve.
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