His Excellency the Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sheikh lauded the generous support that the education sector enjoys from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince - may God preserve them - and their continuous follow-up to the educational journey of their sons and daughters students.
During his meeting today with the education directors in the regions and governorates of the Kingdom in preparation for the start of the school year on Sunday tomorrow, the Minister of Education stressed the importance of adhering to the health protocols and procedures reported by the Ministry of Health and the Public Health Authority “Prevention”; to maintain the safety of students, teachers, and administrators. He noted that our responsibility is great for the student’s educational journey to be safe, healthy, and reassuring for the family and parents, calling for the application of operational models for the return of face-to-face learning, and to follow up the implementation of the conditions and controls contained therein.
His Excellency said, "The Director of Education is primarily responsible for implementing health procedures and following up the implementation of operational models". He mentioned that it is a participatory and hierarchical responsibility of the Director of Education, his assistants, the directors of education offices, the schools and even the teachers in their classrooms, stressing that our goal is to preserve the safety of students.
He added that no student or any one of the education staff would be allowed to enter the educational facility until after obtaining two doses of the Corona vaccine, calling on the students to enter the reservation of a waiting date in the Tawakkalna application to complete obtaining the doses.
He pointed out that more than six million male and female students, full of hopes and ambition, would start their academic year tomorrow, , and look forward to providing them with all services and equipment; to ensure the success of the educational process and the achievement of its desired goals.
During the meeting, His Excellency the Minister of Education discussed with the education directors the work reports in the areas of maintenance, operation, and cleanliness, the provision of the needs for precautionary measures, the school transportation, distance education, and the requirements for the technical transformation of the educational process.
The meeting was attended by His Excellency the Acting Vice Minister of Education, Dr. Saad bin Saud Al Fehaid, the Ministry's deputies, and several officials