Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has given permission to reopen the schools from 9th to 12th from Monday. State Education Minister Arvind Pandey gave information in this regard.
State Education Minister Arvind Pandey said, “All schools have been asked to strictly follow the COVID 19 protocol and classes will work in two shifts where the number of students is more.”
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As informed, the schools have been directed to follow the COVID norms and the classes will function in two shifts where the number of students is high.
“Schools in Uttarakhand, which have been closed for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen for classes 9 to 12 on August 2 and for classes 6 to 8 on August 16,” officials said.
An order has been issued by the state government saying that it is applicable to all boarding, day boarding government and private schools.
All schools have been asked to sanitize their premises properly and admit students only after thermal screening and hand sanitization at the gate. The order said that students should not be forced to attend classes physically as the option of online attendance would also be available with them.
It states that students who come to school to attend their classes must obtain the consent of their parents or guardians to do so.
Online classes will continue as before for students of classes 1 to 5.
To ensure adherence to the COVID norms, schools have also been asked to appoint a nodal officer to monitor the same and take action in case of any violation.
According to the order, it will be mandatory for all students, teachers and staff members to wear masks, social distancing and frequent hand washing.
If anyone is found with symptoms like fever, cough or cold in the school premises, the nodal officer will have to immediately inform the district administration and health authorities in consultation with the school management and the headmaster.
Schools have been asked to make arrangements for immediate isolation of a COVID suspect person.
The order said that teachers, staff members and students residing within the school premises should be admitted only after submitting RT-PCR test reports older than 48 hours.
The order states that the hybrid mode of education will be adopted by the schools, which means conducting the classes simultaneously both physically and online by live streaming on mobile and other devices.
Earlier, the Punjab government had allowed reopening of schools for all classes from August 2, following proper protocols to ensure proper handling of COVID-19.
“All schools permitted to open for all classes with effect from 2nd August 2021 shall follow proper protocols to ensure proper handling of COVID-19,” the official order said.
(with agency input)
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