The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine supports the proposal of the National Commission for TEB and Emergency Situations regarding sending schoolchildren on holidays earlier than the planned date of October 25, the department reported.

Due to the increase in the incidence of covid, the Commission recommended to declare a vacation from 18 October. Today, the Ministry of Education sent a letter to the local authorities with a recommendation to take urgent measures to protect the health of children and school staff..

According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, vacations or suspension of the educational process leads to a decrease in the incidence of at least 15% in just five days..

In some regions, schools decided in advance to go on vacation earlier (Kharkiv, Nikolaev, Vinnitsa), in others they will leave on schedule (Kiev).

" Therefore, referring to teachers' councils, I ask you to responsibly treat the recommendations of the Ministry of Education "

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Since October 18, quarantine will be tightened in Lviv, and schoolchildren of Vinnitsa are sent on vacation before the deadline.

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Traditionally, autumn holidays start at the end of October and last for a week.. Every year, the Ministry of Education and Science recommends certain dates to schools, and the administration of educational institutions independently chooses a schedule..

Now most of the schoolchildren study remotely, since the condition for the operation of schools as usual is staff vaccination.. On October 7, the Ministry of Health officially approved the list of professions subject to mandatory vaccination, including teachers.