Hong Kong has recently increased of Covid 19 cases. Education Bureau decided to suspense classes and allowed students to start summer vacation early. Lots of international schools are worrying as they are just week away from the reopening for new academic year that usually start in August.
Since
there are more coronavirus cases in Hong Kong, The Education Bureau say schools
would begin classes after August 17, especially if pandemic shows no sign of
improvement. Although they hope can resume classes as early as
possible, but they care for students and faculties health and cannot risk with
current pandemic situation.
The date of reopen school will be determine base on the update of the Covid 19 situation. The school would get at least two weeks to prepare before the reopening. The Education Bureau will continue to monitor and access situation to determine reopening.
As for more details as of reopening, education officials would discuss all the education factors in the next few weeks in regard of whether would resume classes in phrase, offer half day class and more procedures to help reduce the risks of getting infection.
English Schools Foundation had sent out letter to let parents know they would discuss with Education Bureau and to determine whether they can start online learning so students can learn before reopening in August. Parents are in hope their children can online, as they have paid expensive tuition fees, so having online classes would be a great alternative when cannot have in person classes. Education Bureau would consider the situation case by case and its flexibility for having online classes.
Education Bureau would mostly consider on the outbreak situation, whether the schools have enough protective gears, sanitizer, and the possibility of community outbreak. Schools should improve their teaching methods especially schools are having online education for months.