Ministers of Well being, Michalis Hadjipantela, and Schooling, Tradition, Sport and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou, knowledgeable the first and secondary training academics’ associations in addition to the first and secondary training scholar mother and father’ associations concerning the implementation of the ‘take a look at to remain’ at Cypriot colleges.
After a gathering on Monday afternoon on the Ministry of Schooling, which lasted for greater than 2.5 hours, Hadjipantela mentioned that he would inform all individuals within the assembly on Tuesday about when the ‘take a look at to remain’ could be applied, as this measure is a call made by the Cupboard. He additionally said that the measure was optionally available.
Prodromou mentioned that the first and secondary training academics’ associations expressed their views, ideas and reservations concerning the measure, including that the goal of the ‘take a look at to remain’ is to permit a lot of college students to maintain going to highschool, offered that they’re examined adverse. The measure will likely be applied for a sure time period, he added.
The first and secondary training scholar mother and father’ associations additionally expressed their ideas and views and requested questions concerning the new measure.
The pinnacle of the advisory scientific committee, Constantinos Tsioutis, who additionally took half within the assembly, said that he didn’t know when the ‘take a look at to remain’ could be launched, as it’s a new measure which is already applied in different international locations. Replying a query, Tsioutis mentioned that the measure had been in actual fact launched in Cypriot nursing houses and proved profitable within the early prognosis of recent Covid-19 circumstances.