AMMAN — Secretary-General for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the
Ministry of Education Najwa Qubeilat said that in the event that the Cabinet
decides to postpone the starting date of schools second semester, students will
be required to attend classes on Saturdays to compensate for the delay.
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Qubeilat
said classroom attendance on Saturdays would stop by the end of May, while
online education on Saturdays would stop by end of June, noting that Saturday
classes in June will be assigned for revision of curricula.
Qubeilat
said if the second semester was to start on February 20, Saturday classes would
continue until end of July.
Article
40 of the Ministry of Education Law stipulates that the academic year days may
not be less than 195–200 days, and that in light of advancing the exams date
for the first semester, total school days amounted to 92 days, ending on
December 23, 2021, which requires that school days for the second semester not
be less than 103 days.
Any
exception to the ministry’s law with relation to attendance, according to
Qubeilat, will be under the prevalent health protocol exceptions; covering
students who suffer immune deficiency. Final exams for grades 1–11 will begin
on June 18.
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