Education Ministry Issues Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for Schools

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The Education Ministry has published guidelines to refresh emergency readiness in educational institutions nationwide, including teaching staff at schools and kindergartens. The guidelines include a review of protected spaces and an expansion of in-person learning options. According to Maariv, ministry officials stressed that the guidelines are not being issued in response to specific information about an approaching emergency.

According to Ice, the guidelines were published as Washington and Jerusalem prepare for escalation scenarios with Iran. According to Maariv, in some towns and cities on the northern confrontation line, preparations are underway for a rapid shift to remote learning, while in the rest of the country, procedures are being refreshed by school security coordinators.