Students Return to School in Morocco Against Backdrop of COVID

The return to school amid the COVID 19 pandemic “is not an adventure, but an ordeal that we can overcome together . for the good of our children,” Morocco’s head of government said Monday.

September 7 marked the first day of school in Morocco. Photo: Saad dine El otmani/FacebookRabat The onset of a new school year is usually attack on titan in a nutshell iphone case an exciting time for students, teachers, and parents. This week, however, some seven million primary and secondary students in Morocco are returning to school coque silicone samsung j3 2017 chat some in person, some online with the added burden of the COVID coque samsung j3 fille licorne 19 crisis.

On March 13, when Morocco had confirmed only eight cases of COVID 19, the Ministry of Education decided to suspend all in person education activities nationwide to keep coque iphone 6s silicone vert anten31260 educators, students, and staff safe and to limit the spread of the virus.

Students at all levels finished the 2019 2020 academic year remotely and baccalaureate candidates sat for socially distant exams in July. The Ministry of Education celebrated coque samsung j3 2017 silivone the success of its remote education platforms coque dsquared iphone 6 while NGOs and celebrities donated coque samsung galaxy a50 pour fille tech supplies to rural and low income students to help them access virtual lessons.

Despite these initiatives, Morocco’s government is not ignorant of the fact that COVID 19 deprived a vast number of students of education. Many lacked the technical means to keep up with remote lessons while others simply lost the motivation to study outside of the coque iphone 6 riverdale jughead classroom.

As students, parents, and teachers began preparing with little clarity for the start of the 2020 2021 academic year, public opinion divided over the remote vs. in person education debate.

Weighing in person classes against remote educationSome advocated for the continuation of distance education to ensure the safety of pupils and teachers. Others implored the government to permit students to attend in person lessons. Many called for the delay of the school year altogether, which the ministry said was “not possible.”

Aware of the concerns surrounding education access coque silicone samsung j3 2016 dessin disparities for students in Morocco, the Ministry of Education gave parents the choice to carry on with remote lessons or send their children to school in person. An overwhelming majority 80% chose the latter.

While remote education is not a viable option for many students, resuming in person lessons as the COVID 19 pandemic continues its rapid spread coque iphone 6 sur iphone 6s anten32343 comes with its own set of challenges.

The Ministry of Education’s 60 page health protocol coque iphone 6 cyclisme anten34474 limits the number of students permitted in classrooms and on buses and includes other social distancing rules that may coque samsung a70 a rabat be unrealistic for schools already suffering from overcrowding. Small group lessons and new samsung j5 coque chat disinfection and communication requirements also strain understaffed institutions.

Many schools will likely be able to adjust to Morocco’s new reality and keep students and teachers safe. Others may become overwhelmed by safety standards that are potentially unattainable in low resource settings coque samsung a40 paillettes liquide and return to business as usual, putting students, staff, and their families at risk of coque samsung j5 2017 deadpool spreading COVID 19.

Should a household member fall ill or a neighborhood coque samsung galaxy j5 2016 citation become a COVID 19 hotspot, students coque iphone 6 hibou anten33405 will have to resort to remote education. Those with no television, mobile phones, computers, or internet in the home will fall behind. Children with working parents left to their own devices may also be inclined to forgo virtual lessons. Low income families may pull students from school altogether in favor of work opportunities.

Morocco’s cautious return to schoolAs a developing, lower middle income country, coque garcons iphone 6 Morocco finds itself in a precious situation. On paper, a safe return to school is feasible, as is the implementation of distance education mechanisms. The reality in many parts of the country, however, is not as clear cut.

School only just began on Monday, but concerns of overcrowded and unhygienic classrooms are already mounting, and the alarming surge in COVID 19 cases could not be more ill timed.

On Sunday, as Morocco confirmed a record high 2,234 new COVID 19 cases, the education ministry canceled plans for in person lessons in Casablanca Morocco’s most populous city and other cities such as Sidi Yahia El Gharb.

Still, the Moroccan government is confident in the commitment of parents and teachers to ensuring the continuity of education no matter how the COVID 19 pandemic may evolve.

Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani said Monday that although the current COVID 19 situation requires “more responsibility” to ensure the successful resumption of school, the country should not lose hope.

“Thanks to the synergy of our efforts, we have achieved successes and avoided the worst during the first phase of the pandemic in Morocco,” he said, according to Morocco’s state media.

But “we have observed in these last two months worrying developments which require greater vigilance, he stressed.

Morocco’s government will spare no effort to ensure the success of the 2020 2021 school year, El coque batman samsung galaxy j3 2017 Othmani continued. He called on the nation to commit to supporting students, school employees, and parents associations in these unprecedented circumstances.

is not an adventure, but an coque j5 2017 samsung rose gold ordeal that we can overcome together for the good of our children.”

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