Schools will reopen as scheduled on May 17 for on-site teaching despite concerns about the rate of Covid-19 infections, according to the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec).
Obec is determined to push ahead with the opening of the new term after meeting school district directors and headmasters from across the country.
Yesterday Obec’s secretary-general, Amporn Pinasa, said the meeting discussed and assessed the readiness of schools to reopen.
He insisted the May 17 opening date for the first term of the academic year still stands. “There will be no postponement,” he said.
The Obec secretary-general said he has directed schools to conduct mainly on-site classes. However, remote learning or other teaching methods or a combination of online and other methods may provide a useful alternative.
The ground rule was that on-site classes must conform strictly…
