This was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Yevgeny Gritskov during a briefing on August 27.

So, according to him, the academic year in institutions of general secondary education, vocational colleges will begin on September 1, in higher education institutions - from September 15, and documents for admission to vocational colleges can be submitted until November 1.

He noted that now all educational institutions, in accordance with the recommendations of the chief sanitary doctor of Ukraine, in coordination with the Department of Education and Science of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, are developing visiting schedules so that there is no congestion near the school, in the corridors and during meals..

Also, the Deputy Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration does not exclude the possibility of introducing distance learning in educational institutions of the Kharkiv region during the academic year 2020-2021.

“We warn everyone - there may be a different situation and if it aggravates in the region, we will be forced to switch to distance learning. We are preparing for it "

According to him, educational institutions are provided on average by 70% with detergents, personal protective equipment and disinfectants.. They were acquired by the founders of educational institutions and benefactors..

“Now, on average, establishments are provided with everything necessary by 70%, non-contact thermometers - by 100%.. We do not yet know what the situation will be and how it will be used, so I cannot say for the whole year, ”emphasized Evgeny Gritskov.

On the mask mode in schools, the deputy chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration noted that children should come to an educational institution in a mask, be in it during a break in the corridor.

“In classes, children will most likely be without masks, but there are classes where 19 children study, and there are classes where there are 30 children,” said Evgeny Gritskov. - It is also necessary to minimize the entrance to the school of unauthorized persons who are not related to the organization of the educational process "

Evgeny Gritskov noted that schoolchildren of the region are fully covered by transportation to schools. So, in 2020, 18 new school buses were purchased with state subsidies, and two more buses are also expected to be purchased..