Tomorrow,
Wednesday,
February
8,
is
back
to
school
in
Costa
Rica,
as
almost
a
million
students
head
back
for
the
classroom
for
the
2012
school
year.
One
of
the
concerns
being
expressed
by
the
Ministerio
de
Educación
Pública
(MEP)
and
the
Hospital
Nacional
de
Niños
(HNN)
-
Children's
hospital
- is
the
good
health
of
the
children,
reminding
parents
that
it
depends
on
the
integral
work
between
parents
and
schools.
"Schools
should
be
prepared
to
meet
any
eventuality,
they
must
also
have
very
good
hygiene
to
avoid
spreading
infections,"
said
Orlando
Urroz,
sub-director
of
the
HNN.
The
doctor
also
recommended
that
both
schools
and
parents
should
be
aware
of
the
spread
of
infections
that
occur
in
the
community
and
to
prevent
these
from
spreading
and
infecting
the
children.
Another
aspect
that
Urroz
gives
vital
importance
to
is
to
instill
in
children
the
correct
way
of
coughing
and
sneezing
and
wash
hands
immediately
to
prevent
viruses
from
spreading.
Meanwhile
Leonardo
Garnier,
the
Minister
of
Education,
asks
parents
not
to
send
sick
children
to
school
to
avoid
possible
infection
of
other
students.
"Infections,
whether
viruses
such
as
respiratory
or
varicella
have
their
incubation
period
and
it
is
best
to
keep
childre
at
home
until
they
recover,
to
avoid
spreading
it
to
other
colleagues",
Urroz
said.
Another
concern
for
the
Education
ministry
is
the
safety
of
transportation
for
the
children.
To
that
end
the
Policia
de
Tránsito
(traffic
police)
will
be
vigilant
of
vehicles
that
carry
school
children
and
will
be
holding
spotchecks
to
ensure
that
the
school
vehicles
are
equipped
to
regulation
and
have
the
required
permits
on
hand.
Tránsito
is
also
calling
on
all
parents
to
report
school
vehicles
that
do
not
meet
the
requirements,
all
for
the
safety
of
children,
given
that
the
Consejo
de
Transporte
Publico
(CTP)
reports
that
20%
of
all
school
vehicles
do
not
have
permits
or
meet
the
established
requirements.
The
Fuerza
Pública
will
also
be
on
full
alert
in
an
around
schools
starting
tomorrow,
to
ensure
a
safe
back
to
school.
The
2012
school
year
ends
in
December.
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