As schools re-open around the world, necessary social distancing measures are being put in place by schools in different ways. These include:
- Classes being split in two, with a teacher for every 10 or 11 students, or some students having shorter school days in order to allow resources to be shared;
- Customised transport to and from schools;
- Strict precautionary measures when they arrive at school, for example students passing through thermal imaging cameras or have their temperature checked on their way in designated routes to classrooms;
- Teachers and students wearing masks or PPE;
- Adequate soap, disinfectant and regular hand washing throughout the day, at least every two hours;
- Spraying disinfectant in school compounds;
- All windows and air vents in classrooms being opened up;
- Implementing the two-metre distancing rule as rigorously as possible;
- Desks are being placed six feet apart;
- Dividers being placed between desks to separate students;
- Some lessons are now held in more spacious gyms;
- Supervised, socially distanced lunch breaks;
- Canteens being set up like exam rooms;
- Children being sent outside as much as possible;
- Children being asked to play in subgroups;
- Sports activities and physical education classes being suspended;
- Schools which have two or more confirmed positive cases of coronavirus must cancel all classes as a precautionary measure.
