Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools
The purpose of this document is to provide clear and actionable guidance for safe operations through the prevention, early detection and control of COVID-19 in schools and other educational facilities. The guidance, while specific to countries that have already confirmed the transmission of COVID-19, is relevant in all other contexts. Education can encourage students to become advocates for disease prevention and control at home, in school and in their community by talking to others about how to prevent the spread of viruses. Maintaining safe school operations or reopening schools after a closure requires many considerations but, if done well, can promote public health.
Additional guidance can be found in the following annexes and supplemental content:
- Annex A: Supply and Cleaning Recommendations
- Annex B: Contextualization, Dissemination & Implementation
- Annex C: Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS)
- Supplemental Content D: Child Friendly Materials
- Supplemental Content E: Protection of Children in and out of school in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
- Supplemental Content F: Accelerated Education as COVID-19 Response