19/05/2024 – 13:22
Students from 36 schools in Porto Alegre (RS) should resume classes this week, three weeks after the start of the heavy rains that hit Rio Grande do Sul. According to the city hall, 18 schools in the municipal network should resume classes this Monday -Friday (20), another 14 units will resume regular activities on Tuesday (21) and four schools on Wednesday (22).
The Municipal Secretariat ordered the return of classes in all schools that were not directly affected by the floods and that have water and electricity supply. Click here and check the list of schools.
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“In addition to the resumption of our own units, more than 100 pre-schools affiliated with the city hall will also start operating on Monday. Around 50% of our students will return to classes normally”, added the Secretary of Education, José Paulo da Rosa.
Employees directly affected by the floods will not need to return to work at this time. “Just as we align the opening of schools that are in good condition, we count on the work of employees who are able to work at this time of reception”, added the secretary.
The secretariat’s guidance is that, at this first stage, schools carry out recreational and recreational activities and guarantee the reception and meals of students. The absence of students may be justified in the case of those affected by floods.
“Practically all 99 own schools and 219 partner schools were affected; 14 own schools and 12 from the partner network are totally or partially flooded, with records of major loss of infrastructure; and another 11 company-owned and 53 partner schools have damage such as partial roofing and infiltration”, informed the city hall, adding that three company-owned schools are functioning as shelters.
State
Of the total of 2,340 state schools, 1,680 have already returned to classes, which represents (71.7%), another 660 (28.3%) are still without classes, with 491 without even a scheduled date for return, according to the state bulletin published this Sunday (19)
The government of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) reported that 1,058 schools were affected by the rains in 248 municipalities. In total, 378,000 students were impacted and 570 schools were damaged by the floods. The damaged schools total 219,000 enrolled students. Another 86 state schools were transformed into shelters.
Due to this situation, the Ministry of Education (MEC) exempted primary, secondary and higher education schools from fulfilling the minimum number of effective working days in schools, as long as they meet the minimum annual workload. Already the early childhood education was waived to comply with the effective days and minimum working hours.
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