Face-to-face classes are reqduired.

Since the suspension of classes was decreed because of the health emergency. The
entire educational community has had to adapt to give continuity to the educational
process through the virtual education. This has involved a series of difficulties, ranging
from the necessary conditions that a home must have for a correct learning environment.
Going through the difficulties of connectivity that many families have, the lack of tools
for parents to guide the teaching process. Even the problems that schools and teachers
have had to virtualize their subjects.

Many children and adolescents do not have smart devices and the internet to continue
with virtual classes. In addition, it is not the same to learn from a computer than from a
teacher directly, trained to teach in classrooms. The impact of school closures has been
devastating worldwide, affecting the learning, protection and well-being of children and
adolescents. The evidence shows that it is the most vulnerable boys and girls who suffer
the worst consequences.

As in many countries, the secondary impact of this emergency on the emotional

situation of boys and girls has been identified at the local level. In changes in sleeping
and eating habits in the little ones, and anguish and depression in the elderly, changes
that affect emotional and cognitive development. The school, beyond its primary role in
learning, has a central role in the comprehensive well-being of children and adolescents.
For these reasons, closing schools should be a measure of last resort that should only be
considered after all available options have been considered.

It should also be noted that there is a greater understanding of the class for the little ones
in online classes. Assessments are more direct online and are less likely to spread
disease. Many virtual tools would no longer be used, such as recording classes. There is
a higher risk of contracting Covid-19 due to the accumulation of people. The students'
adjustment would not be the same and could cause emotional trauma to the student.

In short, although virtual education can offer tools that complement the teaching process
and under the circumstances we live in, it becomes the only way to give continuity to
learning processes. It should be clear that this type of teaching cannot replace face-to-
face teaching. In addition, it requires a level of autonomy, active participation, and
development of digital skills that not all students have, especially the youngest and
those who have Special educational needs. Which can mean an increase in learning
gaps. In addition to impacting the child's social skills.