Coronavirus: Sharjah schools reopen with 25% capacity

  • Date: 28-Sep-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:UAE
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Coronavirus: Sharjah schools reopen with 25% capacity

UAE - More than 20,000 students of Sharjah private schools returned to school on Sunday after the strict implementation of Covid-19 precautionary measures."The first day of the school was smooth and all school management had shown great compliance to the guidelines issued by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) in coordination with the Sharjah Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Committee.The SPEA will continue its visits to ensure safe gradual back to schools which will start with 25 per cent capacity, then 50 and 75, until they will operate by 100 per cent for this term," said a top SPEA official.All student aged 12 and above were screened before opening, he added."School administrations are bound by the guideline booklet distributed by the SPEA. It defines the requirements regarding the study of