Tunisian public schools are preparing to receive their students on September 15, amid serious fears of a COVID-19 outbreak among students and the educational community.
The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced during a press conference an integrated health protocol to ensure a riskless study year.
The protocol stipulated the physical spacing between students, subjecting them to periodic temperature checks, with the necessity to wear protective masks for all workers in these educational and training facilities, except for students under 12 years of age.
In addition to the aforementioned measures, the protocol stipulated cleaning and sterilizing educational and training centers, once or twice a day at least, organizing awareness campaigns after returning to school, and providing psychological support for children, pupils and students.
Commenting on the provisions of the protocol, the general secretary of the General Syndicate for Secondary Education said in a media statement that the health protocol for school return reveals the lack of seriousness of the Ministry of Education, which is well aware of the reality of educational institutions.
The general secretary referred to the deterioration of the infrastructure of most educational institutions, which does not allow physical distancing, due to crowded classrooms, in the absence of the financial means to provide the necessary requirements for the implementation of this protocol.
Observers believe that the school year may witness disruptions due to the weak capabilities of many educational institutions, especially in poor areas.
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