Evaluating the Health-Oriented Attitude of Parents of Elementary School Students towards the Reopening of Schools in the Corona Crisis

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the majority of students in more than 150 countries faced school closures in their home country, which caused parents to face unforeseen circumstances and change the type of education of their children. The purpose of this study was to Assessing the health-oriented attitude of elementary school parents towards the reopening of schools in the Corona crisis. This is a descriptive study that was conducted by survey method. The statistical population included all parents of primary school students in Shiraz. 195 parents were selected using cluster sampling. The data collection tool was the Oakfield Educational Complex Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using one-sample tests by Will Coxon and Friedman. Parents have a negative attitude towards their childrenchr('39')s participation in face-to-face classes, but a positive attitude towards the possibility of supporting their childrenchr('39')s education, ensuring the health and safety of their children and school staff and forcing their children to wear masks they had while unable to keep social distance from each other. Despite the fact that most parents believe that their child should not attend school in the school year 1399-1400 in presence, but their priority in this school year is to ensure social communication and interaction of their children with others in school.