The first areas where schools will be closed on Monday (28/1) have been announced, starting with Evia. Specifically, in the municipality of Mantoudi, Lake Agia Anna, due to the bad weather that is expected to bring heavy snowfall in the area, classes will not be held in the schools.
According to evima, the extraordinary coordinating body under the coordination of the Deputy Governor of Evia, Giorgos Kelaiditis, has been completed.
An update was given on the intensity of the phenomena especially from tomorrow noon to Tuesday evening.
With a decision made, schools of all grades in municipality of Mantoudi Lake Agia Anna, will remain closed until Wednesday, January 31 due to the low temperatures and to avoid accidents when transporting students, teachers, professors, etc.
Also, DEDDIE’s crew will be on alert throughout the bad weather to quickly deal with any damage that may occur.
Municipal project machines as well as those hired by the Municipality and the Region will be in all the places that will be required so that our roads remain open.
Mayor Giorgos Tsapourniotis said that “all our fellow citizens who belong to vulnerable groups are requested to take all self-protection measures, especially those who need to be transferred for hospital treatment to do so before the phenomena manifests”.
Furthermore, it has been announced that the following schools will remain closed municipality of Pallini: 2nd Pallini Primary School, 1st Pallini High School, 1st Pallini High School due to planned power outage.
Its primary and secondary schools municipality of Florina will start their operation tomorrow, 29/1, at 9:15 a.m. due to low temperatures, following a decision by the mayor Mr. Vasilis Giannakis. Kindergartens will operate normally.
When is the decision to close schools in Attica – What applies to distance education
As reported earlier iEidiseis, the possibility is open for closed schools in Attica and especially in areas of the northern suburbs, due to the new mini bad weather that is underway. The municipalities report the information and the Attica Region examines all the data. Depending on the course of the weather, they will take the relevant decisions with the aim of not endangering students and parents.
According to information transmitted by alfavita, municipalities and regions in coordination with the central administration are on alert throughout the country and in Attica for the operation of schools.
In Attica, the bad weather is expected to affect mainly the northern suburbs. The snow that will fall can “spread” it on Dionysos, Ekali, Rodopoli, Drosia, Penteli, Drafi, Thrakomakedones, Kryoneri, Anixi and Agios Stefanos.
Municipalities and districts are on alert to decide if and where schools will remain closed or operate with a delay of one or two hours.
The Ministry of Education reported that in those areas of the country where it is decided to suspend the operation of schools due to weather conditions, distance learning will take place.
It is noted that the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, in view of the bad weather, after the completion of successive meetings held in Civil Protection, advised everyone to be careful and avoid moving to areas that will be affected by the bad weather. He pointed out that a new meeting of the Risk Assessment Committee will be held on Monday (29/1) at 12 noon where the final decisions on any traffic bans will be made.
As Mr. Kikilias said, this is bad weather, which it seems will affect – mainly on Tuesday and possibly from the evening hours of Monday, while it may extend on Wednesday – areas of Attica, Attikovoiotia, part of Magnesia, Thessaly, Evia and Crete.
Earlier, the Risk Assessment Committee met, followed by a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the worsening of the weather and the operational coordination of all the agencies involved.