Addis Standard has spoken with the school community following the abrupt decision of the government to begin registrations. Alternatively, some of the government schools that Addis Standard spoke to are more optimistic about the effectiveness of remote learning. In the government schools Addis Standard visited, the MoE was conducting surveys on government schools and discussing with the schools’ communities how to safely resume schools. In the schools Addis Standard visited, an estimated number of 30-60 students are kept in classrooms of average width 40-50m². A parent has told Addis Standard that some schools use the fact that they are international schools as “impunity”.

Source: Ethiopian News September 21, 2020 15:33 UTC