AYUTTHAYA (NNT) - As schools across the country are scheduled to reopen for this year’s first semester on 14th June, provincial and educational authorities are working to ensure sufficient health and safety measures are in place to secure the wellbeing of students.

 

At the provincial Land Transport Office in Ayutthaya, Provincial Governor Phanu Yaemsri has inspected the implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures among student transport operators ahead of the new semester opening, where safety and good maintenance are stressed.

 

Ayutthaya province is requiring student transport vehicles to ensure proper physical distancing, ensure good ventilation, and provide hand sanitizers onboard. All passengers must wear a mask throughout their journey, and are prohibited from eating on the vehicle.

 

A COVID-19 testing service for school bus drivers was provided by Karunvej Hospital to provide reassurance for parents. The province also aims to test 600 drivers as part of this initiative.

 

In Chiang Mai, provincial educational official Yupin Boucom has reminded schools to follow COVID-19 prevention measures strictly, including a 14-day isolation for teachers and school personnel prior to the 14th June opening.

 

Schools in Chiang Mai will only be allowed to open after passing all Thai Stop Service Plus’ 44 assessment criteria by the Department of Health. Schools must arrange class schedules in a staggered time pattern to reduce crowding, provide hand sanitizers at the facilities, and ensure proper level of student transport standard.

 

For 133 boarding schools in Chiang Mai, the provincial educational office requires all 8,809 students, teachers, and school personnel to serve a 14-day quarantine prior to the school opening. Parents are urged to monitor the symptoms of their children once school starts.

 

Chiang Mai Province is working to provide COVID-19 vaccine for teachers and school personnel. So far, around 10,000 personnel out of 19,000 have already signed up for their jabs.

 

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Please, please, please - Bangkok too.

I Agree that the kids need to go back to School,... But... But.. You should have vacciated the Teacher & staff before the kids return... Everything is <deleted> about face in this Country. 

14 minutes ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

You should have vacciated the Teacher & staff before the kids return..

Why?

I wonder if they are trying to get them back as the school system will collapse as nobody will pay future school terms if this continues

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

As schools across the country are scheduled to reopen for this year’s first semester on 14th June, provincial and educational authorities are working to ensure sufficient health and safety measures are in place to secure the wellbeing of students.

But no vaccination programme for teachers or kids.

6 hours ago, pikao said:

Why?

Common sense.

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

For 133 boarding schools in Chiang Mai, the provincial educational office requires all 8,809 students, teachers, and school personnel to serve a 14-day quarantine prior to the school opening. Parents are urged to monitor the symptoms of their children once school starts.

Quarantine where, while at home in contact with everyone?

How the hell is that going to work?

Unbelievable.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Schools must arrange class schedules in a staggered time pattern to reduce crowding,

How is that going to work

 

I cannot but presume that the beaurocratic rising star who thought that one up has ever worked in a school!

Edited June 4, 20215 yr by herfiehandbag

There are lots of rumours swirling around ( here in Chiang Rai anyway) that the schools may not reopen on the 14th. The students line groups are warning them to expect further online learning, and I have been warned that I may have to teach online for a few weeks...

Most international schools in Chiang Mai opened on the 1st June. No vacs for teachers or staff.

9 hours ago, Soikhaonoiken said:

I Agree that the kids need to go back to School,... But... But.. You should have vacciated the Teacher & staff before the kids return... Everything is <deleted> about face in this Country. 

Our Thai teachers were vaccinated 2 weeks ago....no foreign teacher yet. Just make sure the parents know of this situation. They will NOT wan't their kids back at school under those circumstances. 

13 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Please, please, please - Bangkok too.

Our online class schedule is written in until the end of June. I'm not confident we will be opening by mid month, as the cases have stagnated at around 2500 cases. We were off for a whole month last year with 0 daily cases for that whole month. It sucks for this kids as much as anyone else. 

I'm a teacher at an International school in Bangkok & there's been no indication we'll open soon. End of year exams are online as well as evidence for IGCSE & A level. People forget that in all of 2020 there were 5000 positive cases. We now get that in a day or 2.