In Odesa, significant rainfall is expected on the night of October 19, prompting authorities to give parents the right to keep their children at home. According to RBC-Ukraine, acting Odesa Mayor Ihor Koval made this announcement. For students who do not attend educational institutions, classes will be organized in a remote format, while the institutions themselves will continue operating as normal, taking weather conditions into account.
Weather Forecast in Odesa
According to the Hydrometeorological Center of the Black and Azov Seas, rain is expected in Odesa on the night of October 19, with precipitation forecast throughout the day. These weather conditions served as the basis for recommending that parents independently assess whether it is safe for their child to commute to school or kindergarten on such a day. City authorities emphasize that the decision to attend school or kindergarten remains with the family.
How the Educational Process Will Be Organized
If a child stays home, learning will continue remotely: teachers will provide students with educational materials, assignments, and consultations. Meanwhile, educational institutions will not close—safe conditions for staying and learning must be ensured for children who do attend classes. School and kindergarten administrations have been instructed to communicate specific details on how the process will be structured in each institution directly to parents.
Energy Situation in Odesa Region
In addition to bad weather, the energy supply situation also affects the organization of the educational process. The Odesa region continues to suffer from Russian strikes on energy facilities: on the morning of October 18, emergency power outages were introduced again in the region due to an infrastructure attack. According to DTEK, 24,100 families in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Izmail, and Bolhrad districts were left without electricity. This circumstance is additionally taken into account when planning the operation of educational institutions amid potential power interruptions and prolonged air raid alerts.
What Parents Need to Know
The final recommendation from the authorities comes down to a simple algorithm: the family evaluates the weather conditions and the safety of the child's commute to school or kindergarten. If the decision is made to keep the child at home, education automatically shifts to a remote format with the provision of materials and consultations from teachers. Parents are advised to monitor announcements from specific educational institutions, which will clarify the details of organizing classes considering both the rain and possible power outages.
