All teachers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before new school year

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Pham Xuan Thang presides over the regular meeting of standing members of the provincial Party Committee

Mr. Pham Xuan Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hai Duong province, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, on August 18 morning presided over a regular meeting of standing members of the provincial Party Committee.

The standing members of the provincial Party Committee heard the Board for Party Civil Affairs of the provincial People's Committee report on preparations for the 2021 – 2022 school year.

According to the report, opening ceremonies and teaching in the province will be conducted in person in localities safe from Covid-19 and online in the remaining localities.

Preschoolers and 1st graders alone will not study online but in person when it is safe.

Opening ceremonies will be held on the morning of September 5, and teaching and learning will begin on September 6.

Concluding the issue, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Pham Xuan Thang required Party committees and authorities at all levels to define that safe and quality organization of the new school year in accordance with curricula is an important task that needs concentrated leadership, direction, and implementation.

The provincial Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control should develop and issue more specific and stricter instructions before August 25 to properly assess the level of safety from the epidemic in each locality as a basis for teaching. Face-to-face teaching will only be organized in really safe places.

Depending on the epidemic situation and level of safety, chairmen of district People’s Committees will assess and decide suitable teaching and learning forms.

The provincial Steering Board for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and the education sector should review and vaccinate all officials, teachers, and servers at educational institutions in the province before the new school year.

HOANG BIEN