According to the information from the director of the JEC in Mszana Dolna the facility organized some educational activities on the COVID-19 pandemic. They had the form of talks with every educational group (regarding difficulties in the functioning of the society, and the situation of the juveniles) and a series of educational meetings on infectious diseases in general (in the form of a lecture accompanied by playing a board game called Pandemic). Also, first aid training was conducted for all juveniles. Leaving JEC during the pandemic In the juvenile educational centre in Łobżenica, there was a problem with collecting an 18-yearold juvenile from the facility. On a set date, the boy was to return to the children’s home where he had previously lived. Two days before the date, the JEC in Łobżenica received a letter from the home, stating that "in connection with the coronavirus crisis and the requirement to protect people’s health and life, I would like to inform you that (...) the juvenile will not be picked by us from your centre on... (...). The children’s home’s employees refuse to pick up the boy, and the refusal is made on the grounds of Article 210(1) of the Labour Code. I am also asking you not to create a risk to the health and life of the juvenile by his unnecessary travel on public transport, and to make it possible for him to stay in your centre until the risk ends”. The JEC deputy director was aware that such a solution would constitute illegal deprivation of liberty of the juvenile. Therefore, he was driven to the local railway station in the JEC’s car, under the care of staff member, and travelled to the children’s home by train. The described case demonstrates that the instructions or recommendations of the Ministry of National Education were insufficient as they failed to take account of such situations. Staffing situation At the juvenile educational centre in Łobżenica, a major challenge turned out to be the process of staff management in the time of the pandemic. The deputy director reported that out of 41 juvenile care staff members, at the turn of January and February 14 people (over 30%) were on long-term sick leaves. In addition, some staff members were on short-term sick leaves or leaves to take care of their children because of school closures due to COVID-19 (childcare leaves). According to the deputy director, the average absenteeism of juveniles care staff in the period between January/ February and the end of July was about 40%. Out of 21 centre service employees, 7 (30%) were on long-term leaves from January/February until the end of July. Others were on short-term sick leaves. The average absenteeism of centre service employees in the period between January/February and the end of July was about 35%. Also, at the beginning of the pandemic the staff members were concerned about their safety. The deputy director of the JEC in Łobżenica admitted that the problem disappeared after 2-3 weeks 118