The longer marginalized children are out of school, the less likely they are to return. United NationsEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Why reopen schools?Disruptions to instructional time in the classroom can have a severe impact on a childs ability to learn. The United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres recently called on governments and donors to prioritize education for all children, including the most marginalized, and the Global Education Coalition was established to support governments in strengthening distance learning and facilitating the reopening of schools.
Global school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic present an unprece-dented risk to childrens education, protection and wellbeing.
Contextualization and continuous adaptation are necessary in order to respond to local conditions and meet each childs learning, health and safety needs. This framework serves to inform the decision-making process on when to reopen schools, support national preparations and guide the implemen-tation process, as part of the overall public health and education planning processes. Across countries leaders are grappling with difficult and uncertain trade-offs as they consider easing lockdowns. The best interest of the child must be paramount. National governments and partners must simultaneously work to promote and safeguard every childs right to education, health and safety, as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In many countries, data on virus prevalence is incomplete and decision makers will need to make their best assessments in a context of incomplete information and uncertainty. Interrupting education services also has serious, long-term consequences for economies and societies such as increased inequality, poorer health outcomes, and reduced social cohesion. U NIC EF/ UN 0623 13/B atba atar Framework for reopening schoolsApril, 2020 While we do not yet have enough evidence to measure the effect of school closures on the risk of disease transmission, the ad-verse effects of school closures on childrens safety, wellbeing and learning are well documented. Democratic People's Republic of Korea (3).Information and communication technology (52).
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