The Education Ministry is hoping to launch a practical program to open schools with less than 100 children in July following recommendations from the health sector, Education Minister, Professor GL Peiris said.
He said the Ministry came to such a decision after having a discussion with the President yesterday. The above decision was taken as the first step and in the face of the urgent need to re-open schools that have been closed due to the COVID epidemic and with the aim of providing education to all.
Accordingly, 2,962 schools, including 1,439 schools with less than 50 children, and 1,523 schools with 51-100 children, will be re-opened in July. Other schools are expected to open as part of a special plan.
To implement the decision, the President said that it was compulsory to vaccinate all teachers in the first place before re-opening the schools, the Minister said.
Providing vaccinations for teachers, officials and principals, parents will be able to send their children to school with confidence.