With the beginning of face-to-face classes across the country, some states have already reported infections between students and teachers. Making the decision to cancel classes and resume online education.
Which states are having COVID-19 infections among their teachers and students?
Chihuahua:
According to information from Excelsior, this Thursday the first school closings were announced in Chihuahua due to the presence of cases COVID-19. This, within 3 days of the start of face-to-face classes.
One of the cases occurred at Ford Elementary School in Ciudad Jiménez, who announced the suspension of face-to-face classes and closed its doors. The report indicates that it is a teacher.
The other case occurred in the National College of Technical Professional Education (Conalep). Where a member of the administrative area gave positive results of a Covid-19 test. So it was decided to suspend face-to-face classes.
In addition, Ana María Sáenz Campos, municipal president of Ocampo, in the Sierra Tarahumara, announced that they will not start face-to-face classes because there are many cases of Covid-19 in this region.
Toluca:
Four days after the start of the 2021-2022 school year, the first suspected case of COVID-19 was reported in the Official High School number 0007 located in the Vértice neighborhood, Toluca.
At night, the Mexican government reported that the case at said campus involves an administrative staff, who has not had direct contact with the minors.
However, previously through an official statement, signed by the director of the aforementioned campus, Cristina Lucía Chirinos Fuentes. Parents were informed that face-to-face classes at said campus would be suspended from Friday, September 3, until Friday, September 17. Time in which the contagion blocking protocol will be applied to prevent the spread of the virus.
Therefore, the educational campus will remain closed in order to protect the physical integrity of the school community.
In the statement issued by the school principal, it was not disclosed whether the students will have virtual classes or academic activities will be suspended for the next two weeks.
SLP:
Two days after the in-person classes began in San Luis Potosí, a high school in the Popular neighborhood of the state capital. He suspended the return to classrooms for a week, as a teacher was infected with COVID-19.
Through a letter attached to the entrance of the school, parents, tutors and students were informed that classes were suspended until September 6 due to a positive case of Covid-19 in a teacher of the institution.
The foregoing, despite the fact that the Guide of the Ministry of Public Education establishes that educational centers will not close until the corresponding investigations are carried out.
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