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Director of Education Clare Browne is appealing to the general public to continue adhering to COVID-19 protocols in the interest of schools remaining open.<\/p>

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Mr. Browne stressed the importance of personal responsibility in ensuring the school system does not encounter major setbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the COVID numbers go up, definitely the first place to shut down is our schools. We really want to do everything, continue to practise all the protocols because it is not just about getting vaccinated or boosted. If we get vaccinated and boosted but we do not practise the protocols, the numbers will go up,\u201d he contends.<\/p>

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Mr. Browne stated if cases increase, it is likely there will be hospitalisations and once those numbers increase and the healthcare system becomes overwhelmed, schools will be the first to close.<\/p>

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\u201cWe really want to keep our students in schools, we want to keep schools open for as long as we can,\u201d the director stated.<\/p>\n

Clare Browne expressed optimism about the new term but is concerned the ministry\u2019s plans for advancing education can be derailed if the situation declines.<\/p>

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\u201cI want to appeal to all of us to do whatever it takes to ensure that we not only protect ourselves, but we protect our children and we ensure that the education system continues to operate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The director of education issued a reminder that where children are concerned, schools are not just places where they receive an education. He declared institutions of learning are also places of security and stability.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is important for us to keep them stable, to keep them mentally in a good place and one way of ensuring that is to ensure that they continue to go to school, where they can interact with their peers in a face-to-face way, physically distant of course and that they are able to stay socially connected.\u201d<\/p>

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