Coronavirus: more than 70 per cent of Hong Kong teachers oppose resuming in-person classes from mid-April over infection fears, survey finds
- Of the 1,348 educators polled by the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, 85 per cent say resumption should be based on daily number of infections
- Educators will feel the risk of infection is still high even if caseload is in three digits, federation chief Wong Kam-leung says
More than 70 per cent of Hong Kong’s frontline teachers are opposed to resuming in-person classes as early as April 19 amid concerns about infection risks in schools, according to a pro-establishment educators group.
Of the 1,348 educators polled by the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers between March 24 and 28, 71 per cent opposed the government’s plan to resume half-day in-person classes on April 19 following six weeks of an early summer break, while only 21 per cent supported.
A total of 85 per cent of the respondents said the resumption of face-to-face classes should be based on the daily number of cases.
Nearly half of the respondents taught in kindergartens, 40 per cent were primary and 12 per cent were secondary school teachers.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor last week said face-to-face classes would resume from mid-April, beginning with primary and international schools as well as kindergartens.