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Escuela dominicana cerrada bajo lluvia intensa, en una calle mojada y sin personas visibles
Imagen alusiva a la suspensión preventiva de clases en zonas vulnerables por lluvias. · Erick Prometeo Media

Dominican Republic suspends classes Tuesday 27 in vulnerable areas

The Ministry of Education preventively suspended classes on Tuesday, October 27, at schools in vulnerable areas of ten demarcations under a yellow alert, due…

--- The context --- The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic ordered a preventive measure amid a trough affecting the country, with a forecast of rain and flooding in vulnerable areas. --- The facts --- Classes are suspended for Tuesday, October 27, at schools located in vulnerable areas of the provinces under a yellow alert. The measure applies to schools near rivers and streams, coastal areas and areas prone to landslides in Pedernales, Bahoruco, Independencia, Barahona, Azua, San José de Ocoa, Peravia, San Cristóbal, Santo Domingo and Distrito Nacional. --- The positions --- The institutional position expressed is prevention: according to the Ministry, the decision seeks to prevent risks amid the forecast of rain and flooding. --- What remains unknown --- The available information does not specify whether the suspension will extend beyond Tuesday, October 27, or how the suspended school day will be recovered. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the suspension last only through Tuesday, October 27, or could it be extended if the rain persists? How will families at covered schools be informed? What will happen to the suspended school day? --- EPM analysis --- The measure defines its scope by risk and territory, not through a general closure. By naming rivers, streams, coastal areas and areas prone to landslides, it concentrates protection where the source places vulnerability. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, preventively suspending classes in vulnerable areas protects first the students and staff of schools exposed to rivers, streams, coasts and landslides. The decision is right to act before the risk materializes and to limit itself to the demarcations under a yellow alert. Its effectiveness will depend on the scope being clear for each school covered and on classes resuming without delay when the risk eases in those specific areas.
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