Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Chapecó to reopen some municipal schools after tornado damage
Chapecó will reopen some municipal schools in person on Friday after severe storms and a tornado damaged parts of the city in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Schools that were not affected are expected to resume classes, while some damaged schools will teach remotely as officials inspect and repair buildings.
Other schools will remain without in-person classes on Friday, and some will also be closed on Monday or Tuesday.
The storm damage has affected communities across Santa Catarina, with incidents reported in 120 municipalities.
The state says 5,893 homes were affected, 56 people are homeless, 272 have been displaced and two people have died.
School schedules depend on ongoing safety checks and repairs, with some classes still suspended into next week.
Chapecó will resume in-person classes at some municipal schools on Friday, November 6.
The schools reopening are mainly those not affected by the tornado.
The municipal education department is inspecting and repairing structures damaged by the rains.
Some damaged schools will continue classes remotely, while others will remain without in-person classes through Monday or Tuesday.
- Who
- Chapecó’s municipal schools and the city’s Municipal Education Department.
- What
- Some schools will resume in-person classes after tornado damage; others will remain closed to in-person classes or teach remotely.
- When
- The return begins Friday, November 6. Some schools will have no in-person classes through Monday, November 9, or Tuesday, November 10.
- Where
- Chapecó, in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Why
- Tornado and rain damage affected some school buildings; the department is inspecting and repairing them.
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Chapecó’s city government announced that some municipal schools would resume in-person classes the next day.
In-person classes were scheduled to resume at some schools, while others were to remain without them.
Some schools were scheduled to continue without in-person classes.
A further group of schools was scheduled to continue without in-person classes.
- Location
- Chapecó, Santa Catarina
- Announcement
- Thursday, November 5
- First return date
- Friday, November 6
- Schools without in-person classes through November 9
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- Schools without in-person classes through November 10
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