Kuwait Times, Sunday, Apr 25, 2021 | Ramadan 13, 1442
Kuwait ready for reopening of schools in September
Kuwait: Education Minister Ali Al-Mudhaf on Thursday affirmed
the resumption of study at schools from September through a well-studied plan
for the safety of students in all grades. Regular study at schools has been
suspended for more than a year across the country due to the coronavirus
pandemic.
The minister hoped conditions will be favorable for a safe return to schools,
concurrently with vaccination campaigns carried out by the Ministry of Health (MoH)
for all Ministry of Education (MoE) staff and students.
Speaking to Kuwait State Television, Mudhaf prioritized highly the health of
students, adding that all matters are getting better and the ministry is doing
its best for the safe conditions for 12th grade exams and all other grades. He
revealed that the ministry has formed some committees of specialists to evaluate
education in Kuwait.
He said the ministry is planning to develop the national council for education
development and the higher council for education as well as an educational
system for setting a specified and clear strategy to upgrade the position of
education in international indicators.
The ministry has faced some challenges due to the coronavirus, and teachers and
students have been trained on online education, Mudhaf said, noting that this
kind of learning is not an alternative to regular education. He noted that exams
of the 12th grade will be carried out on paper and not electronically,
reassuring people about relevant health matters.
He affirmed that the MoE has worked with the MoH through some committees to set
health measures to guarantee the safety of students. Up to 49,000 male and
female students will take exams for the 12th grade. Every classroom will have
only six students with the implementation of a two-meter social distancing
between one student and another.
The minister pointed to some measures taken at schools, like wearing facemasks,
using hand sanitizers and measuring temperature, in addition to the presence of
a number of medical emergency teams. The MoE has provided MoH with names of all
staff and students to be vaccinated, Mudhaf said.