The new Covid rules for schools summarized, in view of the start of the new school year, by the Ministry of Education , which sent a vademecum to the institutions with the appropriately updated indications for combating the spread of the virus.
Here are the main ones.
DAD - Positive pupils cannot follow lessons in Integrated Digital Education: "The special legislation for the school context linked to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which allowed this method, ceases its effects with the end of the 2021 school year / 2022 ".
FRAGILE PUPILS - To protect fragile pupils, the document states that "the parents of
pupils / children who, due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, are more exposed to the risk of developing adverse symptoms, communicate this condition to the school in written and documented form, also specifying any protective measures to be activated while attending school. Following the report received, the school evaluates the specific situation in conjunction with the Department of territorial prevention and the pediatrician / family doctor to identify the appropriate precautionary measures to be applied to ensure the attendance of the pupil in the presence and in conditions of safety".
SMALL SYMPTOMS - Children and students with mild respiratory symptoms and in good general conditions who do not have fever are allowed to stay in school - explains the vademecum. "In children, rhinorrhea (cold) alone is a frequent condition and cannot always be a reason for not attending or leaving school in the absence of fever", notes the ministry, which adds that "students can attend in presence wearing surgical masks / FFP2 until the symptoms are resolved and taking care of hand hygiene and compliance with the respiratory label ".
FEVER MEASUREMENT - There will be no more body temperature measurement to enter schools. "To access the school premises - clarifies the vademecum - there is no form of preventive control by the educational institutions. hosted in the dedicated room or isolation area, specially prepared and, in the case of minors, parents must be notified ".
