{"id":448766,"date":"2020-09-28T09:48:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T09:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=448766"},"modified":"2020-09-28T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:02:11","slug":"schooling-during-the-pandemic-trying-to-meet-pupils-educational-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/schooling-during-the-pandemic-trying-to-meet-pupils-educational-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: trying to meet pupils&#8217; educational needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>A new academic year was started at the beginning of this month. It wasn&#8217;t a usual start though. The<strong> Ministry of Education, Culture and Research<\/strong>\u00a0of the Republic of Moldova (MECR) established clear rules regarding the educational process: corridors marked with signs, disinfectants placed in each classroom, and desks arranged to keep the distance between the students. Teachers, students and their parents were asked to wear masks while indoors and respect the schedule and the code of conduct imposed by the school administration.<\/p>\n<p>On August 21, the <strong>National Extraordinary Public Health Commission <\/strong>(NEPHC) <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.md\/sites\/default\/files\/hotarirea_cnesp_nr.26_21.08.2020.pdf\">decided<\/a> to relaunch the educational process, which was interrupted in March, starting with September 1.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mecc.gov.md\/ro\/content\/ministrul-igor-sarov-prezentat-datele-privind-modul-de-desfasurare-procesului-educational\">data presented by the ministry<\/a>, 1233 out of 1252 public and private general education institutions implemented one of the study models requiring physical attendance. 19 educational institutions decided to conduct their activity online, of which 11 institutions were still quarantined, and 8 of them did not resume their activity for various reasons.<\/p>\n<p>1 month after schools&#8217; opening is the proper moment to look into the way schooling is provided nowadays and the efficiency of the measures imposed by authorities.<\/p>\n<h3>(Un)prepared school and kindergartens<\/h3>\n<p>As the <strong>National Agency for Public Health<\/strong> (NAPH) and the <strong>Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection<\/strong> reported at the beginning of the month, not all educational institutions were fully prepared to start the academic year in time, given the special requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>One week after the beginning of the academic year, <span style=\"color: #993300\">13 educational institutions from all over the country have been put in quarantine,<\/span> as students and teachers were infected with COVID-19. Also, 29 groups of students from schools across the country were placed in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Until the middle of the month, 171 groups, 4958 students and 288 teachers self-isolated, while <span style=\"color: #993300\">187 students and 173 teachers tested positive with COVID-19,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/stiri\/stiri-sociale\/live-situaia-in-educaie-cai-elevi-i-profesori-din-r-moldova-au-covid-19\/\">according<\/a> to the Minister of Education, Culture and Research, <strong>Igor Sarov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448769\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448769\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448769\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TV8<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the main provisions of the NAPH says that in case one of the students is diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus, the whole class is put in quarantine for a period of 14 days. The educational process takes place online only. Taking into consideration the reduced access to devices and internet, as well as the growing number of students and teachers placed in self-isolation, a massive remote educational process could became a big trouble again.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">See also: <a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/7-ways-of-re-opening-schools-the-present-day-problems-of-the-education-system\/\">7 ways of re-opening schools in Moldova \u2013 the present-day problems of the education system<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pupils, teachers and parents<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <strong>National Bureau of Statistics,<\/strong>\u00a0only\u00a0<strong><em>41%<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of the population of Moldova has a computer and only\u00a0<em><strong>38.7%<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>have internet access. Also, many Moldovans do not have the technical skills required to figure out how to download, install and use tools needed for remote learning, the UN Moldova <a href=\"https:\/\/moldova.un.org\/en\/47978-middle-covid-pandemic-class-act-moldova\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ipp.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Studiu__Invatamantul_Online_202-04-29.pdf\">online survey<\/a>\u00a0conducted by the\u00a0<strong>Institute of Public Policies (IPP)<\/strong>, where 33 500 students, 22 500 parents, 5 350 teachers and 650 managers participated,\u00a0<strong><em>80%<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of country\u2019s teachers and\u00a0<strong><em>60%<\/em><\/strong> of students needed special training when using online educational platforms and the beginning of the pandemic period.<\/p>\n<p>In order to fix the problem of teachers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/msmps.gov.md\/comunicare\/comunicate\/asigurarea-protectiei-copiilor-in-contextul-reluarii-procesului-educational\/\">digital literacy,<\/a> about <strong>72%<\/strong> of all teachers in the Republic of Moldova had online training courses, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Due to limited resources from the state budget for equipping schools with computers, international help was sought. For example, the MECR announced a donation from the Republic of Korea: <em>&#8220;General education institutions, where computer science classrooms do not correspond to the standards of equipping with information and communication technologies, will benefit from 150 computers,&#8221;<\/em> it was announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/mecc.gov.md\/ro\/content\/150-de-calculatoare-donate-de-provincia-jeju-din-republica-coreea-vor-ajunge-institutiile-de\">note<\/a> of the ministry. 150 computers is far too little for an entire country though.<\/p>\n<p>Even from the first days of the new academic year, it became clear that the established restrictions were adopted without adjusting them to the needs of possibilities of parents. Short-time at kindergartens or several shifts at schools meant creating troubles for parents that would have to take time off work in order to bring their children to or from schools and kindergartens. This was one of the reasons several parents&#8217; organisations <a href=\"https:\/\/tv8.md\/2020\/09\/01\/video-protest-la-guvern-oamenii-cer-autoritatilor-orar-obisnuit-de-munca-pentru-gradinite-si-scoli\/\">protested<\/a> in front of the Government at the beginning of September, asking for reintroducing the normal schedule and exempting children from wearing masks.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.md\/sites\/default\/files\/hotarire_cnesp_nr._28_din_28.08.2020.pdf\">Decision no. 28 of August 28<\/a>, children are to be accompanied, to and from kindergarten by one and the same person.<em> &#8220;The transportation of children\/companions in the means of school transport will be organised at the capacity of the number of seats, in compliance with public health measures,&#8221;<\/em> is mentioned in the adopted decision. Therefore, parents are forced to use their own car instead of providing more school transport.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, more and more parents claimed that the problem of <a href=\"https:\/\/tv8.md\/2020\/09\/07\/video-odata-cu-inceputul-anului-scolar-au-reinviat-si-colectarile-ilicite-de-bani\/\">illegal money raising has reappeared<\/a> in schools. Money for lacking teacher&#8217;s laptop or for cleaning and disinfection are raised at schools, the amounts being even higher than before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Election campaign and schools<\/h3>\n<p>In the context of the coming presidential elections, schools from the Republic of Moldova became one more &#8216;campaigning tool&#8217; candidates used.<\/p>\n<p>The MECR <a href=\"https:\/\/mecc.gov.md\/ro\/content\/situatia-la-zi-privind-desfasurarea-procesului-educational-discutata-la-sedinta-cu-sefii\">adopted an urgent decision on September 17<\/a>, according to which only students, teachers and employees are allowed to enter in educational institutions. It is forbidden to organise cultural events at school, as well as meetings with politicians. The decision was taken as a consequence of President Igor Dodon actions who visited a school, without wearing a mask while entering a classroom full of students. <em>&#8220;Entering a school without mask, shaking hands with the elderly, violates the decisions of the Commission. There is no other way of explaining the defiant gestures towards the whole society,&#8221;<\/em> the Minister of Education, Igor Sarov, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Igor-%C8%98arov-108234610809940\">commented Dodon&#8217;s actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448770 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448771 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-400x409.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448772\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448772\" class=\"wp-image-448772 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3-400x489.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Igor Dodon| Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In his defiance, Dodon said that Minister of Education wasn&#8217;t correctly informed. <em>&#8220;If he can&#8217;t do it, then other political decisions can be made in this regard &#8211; to teach him how to do a research. The president of the country was wearing a mask at school and when he spoke to the students he took off his mask, said a few words and put his mask back on. I don&#8217;t think I broke any rule,&#8221;<\/em> claimed Dodon.<\/p>\n<p>Another case of using pupils to gain image benefits for political reasons was strongly condemned by the Child Ombudsman, Maia Banarescu: <em>&#8220;It is outrageous, immoral to speculate with children in order to obtain image benefits. Children should not be seen as a way to gather likes or votes. Children have rights and human dignity. Adults have the obligation to respect their rights and treat them with the affection, care and attention they need,&#8221;<\/em> said Maia Banarescu.<\/p>\n<p>Several photos were published on social media previously, displaying the president of Riscani district, Vasile Secrieru, along with other politicians and the school administration representatives at an event of inauguration of an inside restroom in a rural school. The photo provoked public outraged reactions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448773\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448773\" class=\"wp-image-448773 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc-400x212.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Vasile Secrieru| Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photo: Deleece Cook| Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>A new academic year was started at the beginning of this month. It wasn&#8217;t a usual start though. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Research\u00a0of the Republic of Moldova (MECR) established clear rules regarding the educational process: corridors marked with signs, disinfectants placed in each classroom, and desks arranged to keep the distance between the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":448777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[650,56],"tags":[612,642,413,100,35,643,27,608,75,739],"class_list":["post-448766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-reportaje","tag-authorities","tag-covid-19","tag-education","tag-elections","tag-important","tag-measures","tag-moldova","tag-pandemic","tag-politics","tag-restrictions"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>A new academic year was started at the beginning of this month. It wasn&#8217;t a usual start though. The<strong> Ministry of Education, Culture and Research<\/strong>\u00a0of the Republic of Moldova (MECR) established clear rules regarding the educational process: corridors marked with signs, disinfectants placed in each classroom, and desks arranged to keep the distance between the students. Teachers, students and their parents were asked to wear masks while indoors and respect the schedule and the code of conduct imposed by the school administration.<\/p>\n<p>On August 21, the <strong>National Extraordinary Public Health Commission <\/strong>(NEPHC) <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.md\/sites\/default\/files\/hotarirea_cnesp_nr.26_21.08.2020.pdf\">decided<\/a> to relaunch the educational process, which was interrupted in March, starting with September 1.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mecc.gov.md\/ro\/content\/ministrul-igor-sarov-prezentat-datele-privind-modul-de-desfasurare-procesului-educational\">data presented by the ministry<\/a>, 1233 out of 1252 public and private general education institutions implemented one of the study models requiring physical attendance. 19 educational institutions decided to conduct their activity online, of which 11 institutions were still quarantined, and 8 of them did not resume their activity for various reasons.<\/p>\n<p>1 month after schools&#8217; opening is the proper moment to look into the way schooling is provided nowadays and the efficiency of the measures imposed by authorities.<\/p>\n<h3>(Un)prepared school and kindergartens<\/h3>\n<p>As the <strong>National Agency for Public Health<\/strong> (NAPH) and the <strong>Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection<\/strong> reported at the beginning of the month, not all educational institutions were fully prepared to start the academic year in time, given the special requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>One week after the beginning of the academic year, <span style=\"color: #993300\">13 educational institutions from all over the country have been put in quarantine,<\/span> as students and teachers were infected with COVID-19. Also, 29 groups of students from schools across the country were placed in isolation.<\/p>\n<p>Until the middle of the month, 171 groups, 4958 students and 288 teachers self-isolated, while <span style=\"color: #993300\">187 students and 173 teachers tested positive with COVID-19,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/stiri\/stiri-sociale\/live-situaia-in-educaie-cai-elevi-i-profesori-din-r-moldova-au-covid-19\/\">according<\/a> to the Minister of Education, Culture and Research, <strong>Igor Sarov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448769\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448769\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448769\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/school2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TV8<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the main provisions of the NAPH says that in case one of the students is diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus, the whole class is put in quarantine for a period of 14 days. The educational process takes place online only. Taking into consideration the reduced access to devices and internet, as well as the growing number of students and teachers placed in self-isolation, a massive remote educational process could became a big trouble again.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">See also: <a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/7-ways-of-re-opening-schools-the-present-day-problems-of-the-education-system\/\">7 ways of re-opening schools in Moldova \u2013 the present-day problems of the education system<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Pupils, teachers and parents<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <strong>National Bureau of Statistics,<\/strong>\u00a0only\u00a0<strong><em>41%<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of the population of Moldova has a computer and only\u00a0<em><strong>38.7%<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>have internet access. Also, many Moldovans do not have the technical skills required to figure out how to download, install and use tools needed for remote learning, the UN Moldova <a href=\"https:\/\/moldova.un.org\/en\/47978-middle-covid-pandemic-class-act-moldova\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ipp.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Studiu__Invatamantul_Online_202-04-29.pdf\">online survey<\/a>\u00a0conducted by the\u00a0<strong>Institute of Public Policies (IPP)<\/strong>, where 33 500 students, 22 500 parents, 5 350 teachers and 650 managers participated,\u00a0<strong><em>80%<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0of country\u2019s teachers and\u00a0<strong><em>60%<\/em><\/strong> of students needed special training when using online educational platforms and the beginning of the pandemic period.<\/p>\n<p>In order to fix the problem of teachers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/msmps.gov.md\/comunicare\/comunicate\/asigurarea-protectiei-copiilor-in-contextul-reluarii-procesului-educational\/\">digital literacy,<\/a> about <strong>72%<\/strong> of all teachers in the Republic of Moldova had online training courses, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Due to limited resources from the state budget for equipping schools with computers, international help was sought. For example, the MECR announced a donation from the Republic of Korea: <em>&#8220;General education institutions, where computer science classrooms do not correspond to the standards of equipping with information and communication technologies, will benefit from 150 computers,&#8221;<\/em> it was announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/mecc.gov.md\/ro\/content\/150-de-calculatoare-donate-de-provincia-jeju-din-republica-coreea-vor-ajunge-institutiile-de\">note<\/a> of the ministry. 150 computers is far too little for an entire country though.<\/p>\n<p>Even from the first days of the new academic year, it became clear that the established restrictions were adopted without adjusting them to the needs of possibilities of parents. Short-time at kindergartens or several shifts at schools meant creating troubles for parents that would have to take time off work in order to bring their children to or from schools and kindergartens. This was one of the reasons several parents&#8217; organisations <a href=\"https:\/\/tv8.md\/2020\/09\/01\/video-protest-la-guvern-oamenii-cer-autoritatilor-orar-obisnuit-de-munca-pentru-gradinite-si-scoli\/\">protested<\/a> in front of the Government at the beginning of September, asking for reintroducing the normal schedule and exempting children from wearing masks.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.md\/sites\/default\/files\/hotarire_cnesp_nr._28_din_28.08.2020.pdf\">Decision no. 28 of August 28<\/a>, children are to be accompanied, to and from kindergarten by one and the same person.<em> &#8220;The transportation of children\/companions in the means of school transport will be organised at the capacity of the number of seats, in compliance with public health measures,&#8221;<\/em> is mentioned in the adopted decision. Therefore, parents are forced to use their own car instead of providing more school transport.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, more and more parents claimed that the problem of <a href=\"https:\/\/tv8.md\/2020\/09\/07\/video-odata-cu-inceputul-anului-scolar-au-reinviat-si-colectarile-ilicite-de-bani\/\">illegal money raising has reappeared<\/a> in schools. Money for lacking teacher&#8217;s laptop or for cleaning and disinfection are raised at schools, the amounts being even higher than before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h3>Election campaign and schools<\/h3>\n<p>In the context of the coming presidential elections, schools from the Republic of Moldova became one more &#8216;campaigning tool&#8217; candidates used.<\/p>\n<p>The MECR <a href=\"https:\/\/mecc.gov.md\/ro\/content\/situatia-la-zi-privind-desfasurarea-procesului-educational-discutata-la-sedinta-cu-sefii\">adopted an urgent decision on September 17<\/a>, according to which only students, teachers and employees are allowed to enter in educational institutions. It is forbidden to organise cultural events at school, as well as meetings with politicians. The decision was taken as a consequence of President Igor Dodon actions who visited a school, without wearing a mask while entering a classroom full of students. <em>&#8220;Entering a school without mask, shaking hands with the elderly, violates the decisions of the Commission. There is no other way of explaining the defiant gestures towards the whole society,&#8221;<\/em> the Minister of Education, Igor Sarov, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Igor-%C8%98arov-108234610809940\">commented Dodon&#8217;s actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448770 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon2-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-448771 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"939\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon1-400x409.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448772\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448772\" class=\"wp-image-448772 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/dodon3-400x489.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Igor Dodon| Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In his defiance, Dodon said that Minister of Education wasn&#8217;t correctly informed. <em>&#8220;If he can&#8217;t do it, then other political decisions can be made in this regard &#8211; to teach him how to do a research. The president of the country was wearing a mask at school and when he spoke to the students he took off his mask, said a few words and put his mask back on. I don&#8217;t think I broke any rule,&#8221;<\/em> claimed Dodon.<\/p>\n<p>Another case of using pupils to gain image benefits for political reasons was strongly condemned by the Child Ombudsman, Maia Banarescu: <em>&#8220;It is outrageous, immoral to speculate with children in order to obtain image benefits. Children should not be seen as a way to gather likes or votes. Children have rights and human dignity. Adults have the obligation to respect their rights and treat them with the affection, care and attention they need,&#8221;<\/em> said Maia Banarescu.<\/p>\n<p>Several photos were published on social media previously, displaying the president of Riscani district, Vasile Secrieru, along with other politicians and the school administration representatives at an event of inauguration of an inside restroom in a rural school. The photo provoked public outraged reactions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_448773\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448773\" class=\"wp-image-448773 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/wc-400x212.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Vasile Secrieru| Facebook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photo: Deleece Cook| Unsplash<\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  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