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Unidad Educativa "Liceo Policial"

  Safe Return Presential Classes post COVID-19

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Student name: Luciana Lima 

Course: 2do BGU "A"

Teacher: Amada Herrera

SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE SCHOOL     

1. Make sure students walk in one direction only in the hallways of the school.
2. Create space between desks and place them all in the same direction.
3. Be outdoors as much as possible for lessons, meals, and recesses.
4. Putting on cloth masks should be a priority, especially when it is difficult to maintain physical distance such as on the bus, in the place where children are dropped off or picked up with the car and when they enter the building.
5. At recess, form neat lines keeping social distancing to buy food at the bar.
6. When you arrive at school, go directly to the classroom and avoid straying.
7. Avoid direct contact with other people. 
8. When you arrive at school, go directly to the classroom and avoid staying with someone to avoid crowds.
9. Encourage students not to gather in large groups to socialize when leaving school.
10. When heading to the bathrooms, form an orderly line, always keeping social distancing.

IN CLASS

1.        Keep an adequate distance between the desks of each student.
2.       Avoid borrowing things from other classmates, always carry your own things
3.       Wear the mask at all times, make sure that the mask is well on and always covers your nose, mouth and chin.
4.       Always have alcohol or antiseptic gel on hand to constantly disinfect your hands and surroundings.
5.       No food is served inside class, food must be served outside class and in open spaces to safeguard the safety of all.
6.       Keep the classroom windows and door always open to decongest the  environment. 
7.       Stay mostly within your workplace, avoid travel as much as possible.
8.       Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and objects, such as desks, counters, and doorknobs.
9.       Promptly clean surfaces and objects that are visibly dirty, as the environment where students work must always be clean.
10.       Use signs, floor markings, tape and other means to maintain a distance of 1 meter between each desk.

IN THE BREAK

1.   Maintain social distancing at all times.
2.   Wash hands before handling food.
3.   Only remove the mask when serving food and put it back on immediately.
4.     Avoid physical contact, especially fluid exchange when sharing food with others.
5.    Use disposable kitchenware to serve food.
6.   Never lend your utensils to other people, and throw them away when you finish eating.
7.    Try to keep the spaces that are used clean.
8.    Use alcohol or antiseptic gel to constantly disinfect your hands.
9.   Make sure that all the food to be eaten is always packed.
10.   At the time of eating, avoid having distractions to finish the meal as soon as possible and wash your hands immediately

Wash your hands

1.  Wet your hands and apply soap.
2.  Rub your palms together to make the soap lather.
3.  Rub the back of your hands with your palms, first the right and then the left.
4.  Interlock your fingers and rub them well together.
5.  Rub the back of the fingers with the palm of the opposite hand with the fingers   together.
6.  Close your left hand with your right thumb inside and rub well, then swap   hands.
7.  Rub the fingertips of the right hand on the palm of the left hand and vice versa.
8.  Rub around the wrists with the opposite hand, then switch hands.
9.  Rinse the soap from your hands with plenty of water, make sure to remove all   the soap well.
10.  Finally dry your hands with a clean, dry towel.

Steps to wash your hands

Use a mask 

1.  Wash your hands before touching the mask.
2.  Check that the mask is in perfect condition and is not torn or perforated.
3.  Locate the correct way to put the mask.
4.  Fit the mask to the face so that there are no openings on the sides.
5.  Cover your mouth, nose and chin.
6.  Wash your hands before removing your mask.
7.  Remove the mask through the strips that are placed behind the ears or head.
8.  When removing the mask keep it away from the face.
9.  Wash the mask with soap or detergent, and preferably with hot water if the   mask is reusable, if it is not, dispose of the mask immediately.
10.  Wash your hands again after removing the mask.

Steps to correctly use the mask

References

• COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools and Promotion of In-Person Learning. (2020, 13 september). American Academy. Recovered 8, february 2021, from https://www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-planning-considerations-return-to-in-person-education-in-schools/

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (10, August, 2021). When and How to Wash Your Hands. Obtenido de https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html

• Protocols and guidelines for the reopening of schools in Latin America and the Caribbean countries. (2021, 21 octubre). UNICEF. Recovered 9 of July 2021, from https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/protocols-and-guidelines-reopening-schools-latin-america-and-caribbean-countries

• World Health Organization. (1,December, 2020). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: When and how to use masks. Obtenido de https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masks