Saudi Arabia discards social distancing mandate in classrooms

Saudi Arabia issued a circular addressed to all educational departments in the regions of the Kingdom to cancel the requirement for social distancing between the students in schools.

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The directive included the cancelation of the social distancing requirement between students in all levels in the schoolroom, and during classrooms and extracurricular activities.

The four-tier mechanism by which students’ attendance is scheduled and divided into groups will also be canceled.