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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Technocrats from the Education and Health ministries as well as teachers\u2019 associations will meet today to consider the proposed dates for reopening of schools to all learners across the country.<\/p>\n

Sources, who preferred anonymity in order to speak freely, told this newspaper that the Education ministry wants schools to reopen in a phased manner next month (September). The State minister of Primary Education, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, confirmed that the reopening could be anywhere between September and October.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hoping that by September to October, the infection rates could be sustained and we will discuss which class we start with,\u201d Dr Kaducu said yesterday in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n

The Education ministry permanent secretary, Ms Ketty Lamaro, in an August 27 letter invited district and municipal education officers plus inspectors of schools to a consultative meeting.<\/p>\n

The meeting will, the letter adds, consider \u201cthe government\u2019s proposal for safe reopening of education institutions for completion of 2020 academic year and progression of learners to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Invited technocrats will attend the meeting virtually on Zoom. Only top Education ministry officials will attend physically.<\/p>\n

Whereas some sources in the ministry of Education have indicated that the schools might be reopened on September 21, Ms Lamaro was not committal when pressed to offer a date yesterday. She said challenges of vaccinating teachers abound. \u201cI do not want to be conclusive on the issue of dates because they might change since the targeted teachers have not been vaccinated,\u201d Ms Lamaro said, adding, \u201c[Today\u2019s] meeting will come up with a memo with tentative dates, which we shall send to the Cabinet for approval.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Ms Lamaro, once they hit 65 per cent of vaccinated teachers, schools will be safe for reopening.<\/p>\n

Government closed institutions of learning for the second time in June when President Museveni instituted a second lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases. Following the lifting of the lockdown, only medical schools were cleared to reopen.<\/p>\n

The President said reopening for other learners would be decided after sufficient vaccination of teachers and students above 18 years has been achieved. To date, at least 209,336 teachers have been jabbed once. A further 74,310 of the 550,000 teachers are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n

Slow vaccination<\/p>\n

But teachers\u2019 associations say the decentralisation is slow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t seen the proposals by the government on the reopening of schools. I hope these proposals will be presented before us and we shall also make an output,\u201d said Mr Filbert Baguma, the executive secretary of Uganda National Teachers Union.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the dates and proposals are favourable, we shall approve them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Baguma, however, challenged the Health and Education ministries to ensure that all the identified schools by various districts have vaccines to ensure that teachers are vaccinated.<\/p>\n

The ministry of Education last week handed over a list of schools from 131 districts that will act as vaccination centres. The Ministry of Health is expected to distribute vaccines to these schools this week.<\/p>\n

Dr Kaducu said they are optimistic that teachers will be vaccinated within two weeks.<\/p>\n

The condition<\/p>\n

The President last month said reopening for other learners would be decided after sufficient vaccination of teachers and students above 18 years has been achieved. To date, at least 209,336 teachers have been jabbed once. A further 74,310 of the 550,000 teachers are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Technocrats from the Education and Health ministries as well as teachers\u2019 associations will meet today to consider the proposed dates for reopening of schools to all learners across the country. 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