Distance learning has become more accessible: The Ministry of Education has eased requirements due to safety

The Ministry of Education and Science has simplified the conditions for opening distance learning classes, lowering the minimum number of students from 10-15 to 5. Maintaining online learning opportunities for various groups of schoolchildren. The possibility of online education for students abroad, internally displaced persons, and those living in border areas remains unchanged, said Deputy Minister of Education and Science Nadezhda Kuzmicheva. Returning to the norms of the law. 'A full-time, blended class can be opened with five children. The same rule applies to the opening of distance learning classes,' Kuzmicheva noted. Previously, opening a distance learning class required at least 10 children for rural areas and 15 children for urban areas. Considering safety. The decision to cancel previous requirements was made taking into account the safe situation in various communities, where the situation has worsened in some regions. 'To relieve unnecessary tension and ease the transformation stage of the network, a political decision was made to lift restrictions and work with communities to determine the network of classes based on a minimum of five children,' Kuzmicheva stated. The Ministry of Education's position remains unchanged. The Deputy Minister emphasized that where there are safe conditions, full-time education should be restored, and in other cases, the possibility of distance learning remains. Each community should analyze the situation and shape its network of classes, but the minimum number required to open a distance learning class is now five students. The Ministry of Education and Science has changed the requirements for opening distance learning classes, reducing the minimum number of students to 5 and maintaining online education for various categories of students. The decision to open distance learning classes in border areas is made taking into account the safe situation in various communities.