Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (MINERD) announced that the opening of the 2022-2023 school year has been postponed until Wednesday the 21st of this month as a forecast for the passage of tropical storm Fiona, which is forecast to touch the national territory on Monday 19.
The Directorate of Communications of the MINERD said that the decision to postpone the opening of the school year, scheduled for Monday the 19th, was adopted by recommendations of the National Office of Meteorology (ONAMET) and the Emergency Operations Center (COE), which maintains permanent monitoring of the meteorological phenomenon.
At the headquarters of the Ministry of Educationas well as in the 18 Regional Directorates and 122 Educational Districts, we continue to work for the opening of classes with even more enthusiasm, since all the provisions have been taken with a view to a successful start to teaching”, he points out.
The Ministry of Education urged parents and / or guardians of children who have not found places in public schools to approach the educational districts of their respective demarcations, in order to enroll them in schools and thus guarantee that they are not left out of the classrooms .
It is expected that, in the opening ceremony of the next school year, headed by the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and the Minister of Education Ángel Hernández, 14 new campuses will be inaugurated and electronic device number two (2) will be delivered. millions.
The Ministry of Education announced that the opening of the 2022-2023 school year has been postponed until Wednesday the 21st of this month in anticipation of the passage of tropical storm Fiona, which is forecast to touch the national territory on Monday the 19th. pic.twitter.com/IVrz9i2GQI
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