Measures taken by state governments and city halls to resume face-to-face classes this year are insufficient to mitigate new risks faced in schools, according to a group of researchers who have been monitoring actions by local governments in the fight against Covid for two years.
The group, linked to the Solidarity Research Network, which articulates public and private academic institutions, defends reinforcements in the protection offered to students, professors and employees.
In the researchers' assessment, caution is necessary because most governments have abandoned measures adopted last year to limit the occupancy of classrooms.
They analyzed decrees, ordinances and official communiqués from state governments and city halls in capital cities and created a Safety Index for Returning to Classroom Classes.
It ranges from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the closer the adopted protocols are to the recommendations of the World Health Organization.
The average achieved by the 26 states and the DF dropped from 52 to 47 August 2021, when schools reopened across the country in February this year.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon