The education ministry has presented the option of schools reopening for some grades only amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with priority given to classes for first- and sixth-graders at elementary schools as well as third-year students at junior high schools.
The proposal was made to local education boards on Friday. Most school across the country have been closed since early March amid the outbreak.
Elementary school first- and sixth-graders as well as third-year students at junior high schools will be prioritized because they have either just entered school in April, are in their final year or must prepare for high school entrance exams next year. The ministry recommended that the same considerations be made for third-year students in high school who would be facing university entrance exams or looking for jobs.