Guidelines and protocols for the reopening of schools

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the education system in Dominica. There has been a significant disruption of the regular functioning of educational institutions as well as the learning of students and the ability of teachers and schools to deliver effective teaching. To a large extent this pandemic has destabilized and disrupted the regular protocols and guidelines of the education system and has had a profound effect on all aspects of the country’s economy, the mental and physical health of the population and our students, teachers and education officials. As a result, a plan utilizing appropriate guidelines and protocols for the reopening of schools and other learning institutions within the ambit of the Ministry of Education will serve as a tool for the efficient reopening of schools, facilitation of learning and mitigating the risk of the transmission of COVID-19 once the all clear has been given to resume school.