Cuts to school provision – planning underway
As has been reported in the media today, the Minister of Health has decided to invoke the powers of the Infectious Diseases Act, which includes the temporary restriction of school operations. Further details will be developed in accordance with government guidance.
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A notice from the municipalities of the capital region regarding the operation of primary and nursery schools.
As has been reported in the media today, the Minister of Health has decided to invoke the powers of the Infectious Diseases Act, which includes the temporary restriction of school activities. Further details will be developed in accordance with government guidelines.
Monday, 16th March will be a staff day in all schools.
The municipalities in the capital region are now working on planning school operations in light of the above decisions. It has already been decided that Monday, 16 March will be a working day in nurseries, primary schools and music schools in the capital region, so that managers and staff of primary and nursery schools can best organise the school's operations during the period covered by the restrictions. A staff day means that staff attend work, but nursery and primary school pupils do not attend school on this Monday.
Let's keep a close eye on it!
Parents of nursery and primary school children are asked to keep a close eye on information that will be published over the weekend and on Monday, including on the websites of local councils and on those of primary and nursery schools. Joint guidelines for the municipalities of the capital region are also being prepared for after-school clubs, sports activities, sports facilities, school orchestras and other children's leisure activities.
Schools closed on Monday 16 March due to an organisational day.
Compulsory
Schools, preschools and day care centres in the greater capital area will be
closed on Monday 16 March, as school managers and general staff
must organise school activities for the next 4 weeks, in
in accordance with new directives from the Ministry of Health and the Director of
Control of communicable diseases. The Minister of Health has declared a ban.
on mass gatherings as of midnight 15 March in order to curb further spread
of the coronavirus Covid-19. All the municipalities in the greater Reykjavík area have sent out a
A public notice about compulsory schools, preschools and after-school programmes.
The Minister of Health has decided to put in place temporary restrictions on
schools. This means that compulsory schools and preschools in the country will
must operate according to limitations imposed by communicable disease
control. The municipalities in the Reykjavík area will work in accordance with
the restrictions on organising school activities. A decision has already been taken to keep all compulsory and preschool
children at home on Monday 16 March, so that all school staff can
Have an organisational day.
Parents and guardians are kindly asked to stay alert to new instructions and
information that will be published over the weekend and on Monday, on our
website and the websites of compulsory and preschool schools. New instructions about day care centres, sporting activities, sport
Facilities, school bands and other leisure activities for children are currently
being revised.