School is reopening soon. Are you ready for the new normal?
Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said the guidelines stipulated that teachers will carry out body temperature checks when students enter school compounds and if they showed any symptoms, further action would be taken.
"We are also aware that some students walk or cycle to school and the temperature could be slightly above 37.5Β°C... so these students will be asked to rest first to ensure their body temperature returns to normal before it is checked again.
"Each school will have an isolation room. If the student shows any symptoms they will be brought there and the school, besides contacting the parents, will also contact the nearest health centre for further action, β he said.
Meanwhile, Mohd Radzi said parents did not have to worry about social distancing during recess as the children would only be allowed into the canteen area in stages and they would eat their meals in the classrooms.
"Students need to buy packed food and will be queuing with a 1m gap between each other before returning to their classrooms to eat.
"Hence, the situation in the canteen will be in orderly and parents don't have to worry about children jostling to buy food as recess will be carried out in stages to ensure that not all students gathered at the canteen at any one time, β he said.
In order to maintain social distancing between students, the tables in the classroom must have a 1m gap and extra students would be placed in the other class, he said.
He added that school labs also shared a similar setting to ensure learning could be carried out in an orderly and safe manner.
Commenting on the movement of students in the school area, he said the direction of the students would be marked with arrows to avoid crowding.
Once schools reopen, the ministry would see how the guidelines were being implemented and if there was room for improvement to ensure that students attending the school are in a safe environment.
"We sincerely hope students will practice social distancing while they are at school and throughout their journey to and from school, β Mohd Radzi said. - Bernama
adapted from: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/06/04/temperature-checks-eating-in-class-during-recess-to-be-the-new-normal-when-schools-reopen-says-education-minister