Students of 1st - 6th grades in Hanoi’s suburban areas return to online learning
Students from the first to sixth grades in the 18 suburban districts and town of Hanoi will return to online learning from February 28, part of local efforts to curb COVID-19 transmission.
A class of the Trung Thanh Primary School in Hanoi's suburban district of Gia Lam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Students from the first to sixth grades in the 18 suburban districtsand town of Hanoi will return to online learning from February 28, part of localefforts to curb COVID-19 transmission.
The HanoiPeople’s Committee made the decision on February 27 basing on the proposalsubmitted by the Department of Education and Training.
The movewas prompted by a surge in the rising number of new infections in the community,including in educational establishments, the fact that students of these grades are yet to be vaccinatedagainst COVID-19, as well as parents’ concern.
The municipalPeople’s Committee also assigned the district-level administrations to base on theCOVID-19 situation in their localities, proposals by local educationalestablishments, and opinions from students’ parents to flexibly switch betweenin-person and online learning so as to ensure safety for both students andteachers.
Earlier, students from the firstto sixth grades in the 18 suburban districts and town of Hanoi resumed in-personlearning on February 10. Meanwhile, schools remain shut for those in urbandistricts./.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has said the biggest wish of the entire sector and himself now is that the pandemic will be brought under control soon so that students can return to school, and educational activities return to normal.
Face-to-face learning will be resumed for pupils from the first to sixth grades in 18 suburban districts and towns of Hanoi from February 10 after a long time of online learning due to COVID-19.
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A class of the Trung Thanh Primary School in Hanoi's suburban district of Gia Lam (Photo: VNA) 
