Detailed school calendar
The Ministry of Education and Sports has confirmed that a detailed calendar for school reopening will be out on December 14th, 2021.
Minister for Education Janet Kataha Museveni will officiate at the release of the new calendar for the academic year 2022/2023.
However, the Ministry of Education Spokesperson Dr. Dennis Mugimba says the vaccination of teachers,learners and support staff is a must. Mugimba says unvaccinated teachers will not be allowed in school.
So far 70% of the teachers have got their first jab and 29% have fully been vaccinated. This is out of the 550,000 teachers that the ministry is targeting to vaccinate.
Mugimba says the Ministry will consult with school proprietors,stakeholders and teachers under their umbrella bodies to device pending issues before the reopening.
Detailed school calendar
Among them include;transportation of learners reporting back, adherence of SOPs, masks availability for the learners, and also school fees recovery for the parents who had already paid before the schools were closed are still pending.
Dr. Mugimba also says highlights that the concern of parents who had paid school for the very short period schools operated before the lockdown need to know how they can recover the fees they had paid.
He explains the engagement they are planning with the school managers will give answers to the school fees recovery question as many parents are demanding to know how the government is handling it.
