Coronavirus (COVID-19) : Tips for Schools and Parents to keep Children Safe

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tips for Schools and Parents to keep Children Safe

                                                                          SCBA

Ever since this corona virus has outbreak the major concern for everyone is school and children. Since children are exposed to various surrounding like travelling in bus, coming back to home from bus stop, School, playground taking right measures to protect them from being infected is important task for us.

There are some precautionary measures to be taken by parents and school authority to keep children safe, where they are bound to come in contact with others.

By Parents

Do not Panic take precautionary measures.

Teach children to do proper 20 second hand washing, in which you need to hand wash your back hands, nails and between fingers.

Keep Pediatrician guided alcohol based sanitization with them in case if it happen to touch unprotected or unsafe place and don’t get hand wash they can sanitize their hands.

If child is suffering from cold, cough or fewer do not send him/her to school as other children will be prone to same.

Give eat homemade food.

Give warm water in water bottle.

Avoid sending kid to gathering with large number of kids in Tuition or birthday parties.

Proper Mask to be given to kids to be wears not the designer one. Purpose of mask is to keep the kids safe not the fashion.

Follow regular check up with pediatrician.

Teach children to avoid physical contact like hugging or handshake.

By School Authorities

By installing sanitization chambers at entrance.

By incorporating high cleaning protocols.

By cleaning tables, surfaces, benches, floor and door clean with antiseptic or detergent.

Keeping track on kids who are well and who are unwell at entrance gate only.

Teachers, Guards and maids should be check by Doctor before starting the job so that they don’t carry any infection to kids.

All staff should be told to wear mask and maids should be wearing gloves.

All outdoor area and activity area should be properly sanitize on daily basis.

All Transport should be sanitize on daily basis.

School should have a medical attendant keeping close monitor on kids and staff, and if any symptoms are seen he/ she should be shift to isolation room.

One room specially dedicated as isolation room.

No visitors should be allowed for few days.

Outdoor trips and field activates should be avoided or to be carried as virtual tours for kids.

On alternate days should be called, means half class on day 1 and other half on day 2 which will reduce crowd, infection and everyone can maintain social distancing.

More graphical signage than written one as children tends to see and catch visuals than written notices about COVID.

 If school is providing the Food for kids, than they should keep close check on cook and food materials specially meat, it should be properly cleaned.

Post COVID19 Time will change and School will open with changing environment but we should take precautions keeping in mind the above mentioned points, parents and school authorities can make life safe and easy for all kids, staff and teaches.