PARENTS have mixed reactions to the resumptions of classes in schools and tertiary institutions in the next two week, with some suggesting that the 2020 academic year be suspended. In The National nationwide weekly poll, people were asked this week their views on the government decision to resume classes after they were suspended five weeks ago due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Kaliyadi Nelson from Central said the 2020 academic year should be suspended “because students have already missed out on a lot”. “Going back to classes now will be a great risk to the health and safety of children,” Nelson said. Marianne Nidue from East Sepik called the resumption of classes “a bad idea”.
“There are already eight confirmed cases. The health of our children are being put at risk. They do not understand the threat of this Covid-19 pandemic,” she said. Samson Tala of Eastern Highlands warned the Government to “consider the safety of school children who need to understand how they can protect themselves and others from spreading Covid-19”. John Laii also from East Sepik agreed that the resumption of classes would be a big risk to the health of children. “It’s great to resume classes but safety measure must be prioritised in school, including student movement and food sold in the school premises,” he said. But Clemence Kanau from East Sepik supported the resumption of classes and suggested that to cater for the large number of students, “there should be morning and afternoon classes to enable social distancing in the classrooms”. Philip Amon from Morobe supported the resumption of schools “as it is a relief to parents”. “The Government must also continue to give out correct information on the number of positive cases,” he said. The National/PNGEducationNews Next : Teachers Resume Duties Today Comments are closed.
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