Montenegro has postponed the start of the new school year by one month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The news was announced by the Ministry of Education yesterday.
European countries are currently debating the safest way of resuming teaching, taking into consideration the increase in cases of the virus.
In Serbia, which has been hit hardest by the virus, the government recently decided to allow parents of first-graders to decide whether they want to take their children to school or attend online classes.
Students in Sweden are still enjoying summer holidays but it is likely they will return in the autumn with no significant restrictions in place. Sweden has not required any citizens to wear masks and most businesses have remained open. It has however had one of the highest death rates relative to population size in the world.
Yesterday, the Albanian Ministry of Education announced that school will go back at the normal time. They did not, however, provide any clarity on how lessons will take place, how many children will be in a class, and other precautions and protocols that will be in place. They said that classrooms will be regularly disinfected and that students will be instructed on how to socially distance.
Minister Besa Shahini said protocols are being drafted and will be announced soon.
