Anônimos na escola: fechamento e reabertura em uma escola de Niterói durante a pandemia de covid-19 do ponto de vista de merendeiras, garis e profissionais de apoio. 2024

Abstract

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been discussed about the role of schools in relation to the needs of students, but the perspective of their professionals does not seem to have been taken into account in any substantial way, especially if we look at assignments with less visibility in the school hierarchy. With the school's temporary migration to digital, teaching activities have been prioritized, while other demands of the school community have been suppressed or re-signified. This research aims to investigate the meanings attributed to the school in the context of the pandemic, with a focus on workers who are less visible in everyday life, such as lunch ladies, cleaning staff, janitors and security. Starting from an initial questioning about their work routines in the context of the closure and reopening of schools, this research proposes a combination of participant observation and in-depth interviews, seeking the memory of recent events, from a unit of the municipal education network in the municipality of Niterói, where I also work as a teacher.