Sharjah schools to continue with remote learning till Sept. 24

Our Correspondent

Private schools in the emirate of Sharjah will have distance learning for another two weeks, that is, until September 24. The decision was made by the Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Team and the Sharjah Private Education Authority as part of the precautionary measures applied by the government to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The two authorities had prescribed remote learning for all students in the emirate during the first and second weeks of the academic year 2020-2021, when schools opened on August 30.

Initially, Sharjah private schools were to open physically along with other schools in the UAE. However, in a surprise announcement on August 25, SPEA had announced on Twitter that private schools in Sharjah would adopt distance learning for the first two weeks and resume in-person learning on September 13.

The two bodies confirmed their constant follow-up of the ground situation to ensure the safety of students and teaching staff.

School teachers and other staff, and students who have chosen in-person classes for term one, are being tested for COVID-19 in Sharjah before schools physically reopen.