المملكة: Urgent: Granting education directors the powers to suspend in-person classes in 6 cases
Granted Ministry of Education Education departments and school principals in all regions have expanded powers to suspend in-person classes and switch to "remote" Through educational platforms, in the event of problems that threaten the health of students, such as dangerous infectious diseases and epidemics classified by the Ministry of Health.
This is part of proactive measures aimed at protecting the educational community and ensuring the safety of students and employees Schools, and the continuity of the educational process without interruption.
Suspension of studies
The Ministry confirmed that the guide for the transition from in-person education to distance education also includes influential weather conditions that require suspension of studies in order to preserve lives and the safety of everyone.
It includes heavy rains whose quantity ranges from 10 to 50 millimeters or more, dust storms, stirred dust, dirt plankton, and dense fog in which visibility is less than one kilometre, And strong winds that reach speeds of more than 60 kilometers per hour.
And waves that are more than 3 meters high, in addition to cold waves in which temperatures drop to 7 degrees below zero, heat waves that exceed 51 degrees Celsius, and snow storms that are more than 5 centimeters high.
Education directors also have the right to transfer Studyin attendance "remote" In the event of problems threatening the safety of students, such as heavy rain or damage to the school building after rainfall, or in the event that the Kingdom hosts international events or official visits that require the closure or diversion of some roads, or when the school building is temporarily closed for a period not exceeding six academic weeks due to development work or infrastructure improvements that hinder the attendance of students or pose a threat to their safety inside the school.
Emergency Cases
In short emergency cases that do not exceed one day, the Ministry has granted the school principal direct authority to transfer the study to distance learning in In the event of emergency maintenance, power outage, or lack of water, or when there are risks threatening students or their way to school, such as a fire, partial collapse of the building, leakage of hazardous materials, or environmental pollution that requires immediate disinfection of the site.
This organization comes within the framework of an integrated plan for crisis and risk management in education departments, aiming to raise the level of readiness and rapid response to health, climatic, or technical conditions, and to ensure the continuation of education without disruption, with a commitment to full coordination with the emirates of the regions, governorates, and secretariats. Civil Defense and the National Center of Meteorology to assess the situation and take the appropriate decision at the time.
The Ministry of Education confirmed that these powers come to enhance the safety of students and educational and administrative staff, and to provide a safe and stable educational environment, in line with the Ministry’s vision towards the sustainability of education and ensuring the quality of educational life in various circumstances.
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