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The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1836
10 - 16 Sept 2020
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HAPPY smiling children followed colourful footprints and arrows back into their classrooms this week as the new school year began for many children across the Costa Blanca. New signs, safety measures and extra staff were on hand to welcome excited young children back to school after nearly six months. For many parents it was a welcomed relief that their children were able to get back to some sort of normality. As many learners saw their friends for the first time, one parent spoke to EWN about their experience on the first day back, “The school had separated the playground areas for each age group and each child went in individually after sanitising their hands
and shoes, it felt very well organised and it did make me feel much more confident about sending my kids back.” It has been a long summer for the children who were forced to endure a strict lockdown after schools were shut down months earlier than planned. During the height of the lockdown, Spain was criticised for their handling of the situation in regards to the children. Unlike other European countries where children were allowed out for exercise, children in Spain spent weeks indoors and some were left wondering whether this would have an impact on their social development as well as their educational needs. Thankfully, things are beginning to return to normal
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BACK TO SCHOOL
SUCCESSFUL RETURN: Children back to school across Costa Blanca. and the successful reintroduction of students back
into schools is a positive step in the right direction.
Parents were faced with some uncertainty before yesterday’s return with many schools unable to commit to their Covid19 safety plans, some leaving it as late as last week to announce their reopening plans. The smiles that greeted parents after the children enjoyed their first day would have put all previous concerns and worries to bed, as they tucked their children in at night.