{"id":255072,"date":"2020-08-31T10:25:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=255072"},"modified":"2021-03-14T16:48:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:48:44","slug":"guidelines-and-protocols-for-the-reopening-of-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/covid-19\/guidelines-and-protocols-for-the-reopening-of-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines and Protocols for the Reopening of Schools in Dominica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-255074\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Schools-guidelines-and-protocols-642x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Schools-guidelines-and-protocols-642x450.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Schools-guidelines-and-protocols-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Schools-guidelines-and-protocols-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Schools-guidelines-and-protocols-640x449.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Schools-guidelines-and-protocols.jpg 1021w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Education has officially released the guidelines and protocols for the reopening of schools in Dominica this month. The document was presented at a meeting of school principals this morning at the Public Service Union Building.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry states that as much as possible, these guidelines have been formulated based on the advice and protocols from a number of organizations including UNICEF, UNESCO, CARICOM,<br \/>\nCDB, WHO, CARPHA, the ministry of education, the ministry of health and parents of students in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines and protocals document can be downloaded at the link below.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GUIDELINES_AND_PROTOCOLS_FOR_THE_REOPENING_OF_SCHOOLS-1.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 16.51MB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below are supporting documents that provide protocols for addressing special needs students, early childhood education and psycho social support respectively.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdominicanewsonline.com%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F08%2FSpecialNeedsStudentsai.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SpecialNeedsStudentsai.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 5.62MB)<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdominicanewsonline.com%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F08%2FEarly-Childhood-Education.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Early-Childhood-Education.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 6.24MB)<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdominicanewsonline.com%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F08%2FPsychosocial-Support.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; height:500px; border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<p class=\"gde-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Psychosocial-Support.pdf\" class=\"gde-link\">Download (PDF, 4.6MB)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Education has officially released the guidelines and protocols for the reopening of schools in Dominica this month. 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