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Summary

This guidance emphasizes the role of children and young people as global citizens and agents of positive change, particularly during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. It underscores the opportunity to enhance their learning, foster compassion, and build resilience, contributing to the creation of safer and more caring communities. By providing accurate information about COVID-19, the guidance aims to alleviate students' fears and anxieties, enabling them to better cope with any secondary impacts. Addressing school administrators, teachers, parents, and the community, the document outlines key messages for promoting safe and healthy schools, emphasizing prevention, early detection, and control of COVID-19 in educational settings. The overall goal is to encourage education that empowers students to advocate for disease prevention in their homes, schools, and communities, thereby promoting public health through well-managed school operations or reopening efforts.