Parents of Meliton Carvajal school will send their children in masks: “We feel more safe”

After Minister of Education Rosendo Sernaannounced in RPP News that the Council of Ministers approved the use masks in basic education is no longer compulsory in all schools in Peru, some parents have expressed disagreement with layout.

Such is the case with the parents of the symbolic school. “Meliton Carvajal” in Lima, who announced RPP news that they will continue to send their children with regular masks.

“We feel more secure”

Ten parents of the aforementioned school agreed that they felt “safer” if their children wore masks. They even clarified that it is customary to send them with a face mask. additionalin case they lose the first one.

“For your part, keep wearing the mask, because we must always take care of ourselves and stay vigilant. I will continue to do this even if they approve of it. Although it is no longer mandatory, we will continue to take the same measures because it’s always better to take care of yourself”, said the mother of the family.

The father of a primary school student was of the same opinion, emphasizing that “it is better to warn.”

“With a mask, they are safer, because suddenly they accidentally become infected. There are kids who don’t take care of themselves. We must prevent this,” he said.

Another father added that he instructed his daughter to continue preventive measures against COVID-19.

“That’s why I tell my daughter to always keep her distance and always wear a mask every time she’s at school,” she said.

Mandatory masks for teachers

As the head of Minedu said yesterday, school teachers will continue to use masks during pedagogical work in forcedfor being a group more vulnerable to infection despite higher vaccination rates.

“The parameter (of people) between the ages of 5 and 18 is the place where the disease has done the least damage, where the level of infection is not felt,” he said.

Regarding schoolchildren, he claimed that it had been shown “that all infections were in most cases when they were from school. At school they are more disciplined, keep order,” he said.

The statement of the head of education followed the excitement caused in public opinion by the statements of the Minister of Health, Jorge Lopezthat it is not yet time to take off the masks worn by minors in schools.

A few hours earlier, Lopez had told the press that 100% vaccination of teachers and at least 80% of students minors. He also thinks the positivity rate for COVID-19 needs to drop to 5% to consider removing masks, given that the rate is currently 11.98% as the country emerges from the fourth wave of infections.

The Minister of Health indicated that 70% of schoolchildren have received the first dose of the vaccine so far and 55% have received the second dose, so he urged parents to complete their children’s immunization schedule.

The legislator said that economic interests are behind the project, approved at the insistence of the plenary session of the parliament. On the other hand, MP Alex Paredes of the ruling Magisterial Bloc justified his group’s support for the project’s persistence despite the government’s compliance with the law.