Morocco Offers Parents Choice Between Remote and In-Person Schooling Amid COVID-19 Surge

Face-to-face education will be provided for students whose parents choose this model, the ministry said in a statement, specifying that a mechanism will be established to allow families to make such a choice. According to the ministry’s explanations, this decision is justified by the worrying epidemiological situation in Morocco marked by a significant increase in cases of contamination and the number of critical cases and deaths.

In order to preserve the health and safety of students, teaching and administrative staff, this department is committed to creating the appropriate conditions in preparation for the start of the school year, by establishing a strict health protocol taking into account the preventive measures taken by the health authorities. This includes the mandatory wearing of masks from the fifth year of primary school, regular hand washing, compliance with physical distancing by reducing the number of students in classrooms, disinfection of various school structures and facilities, the source said.

It noted that as part of the proactive measures to fight the spread of the Covid19 pandemic, an integrated 2020 plan has been developed according to the evolution of the epidemiological situation, adding that the educational model could, at any time during the next school year, be subject to adaptation at the local, provincial or regional level in light of the evolution of this situation, in coordination with the local and health authorities.

The ministry also decided to postpone sine die the unified regional exam of the first year of the baccalaureate, originally scheduled for September 4 and 5.