Educational institutions, including universities, government training institutes, coaching centres and schools for Class 11 and 12, will be allowed to partially reopen from July 12, officials of the state education department said on Tuesday
Educational institutions, including universities, government training institutes, coaching centres and schools for Class 11 and 12, will be allowed to partially reopen from July 12, officials of the state education department said on Tuesday.
In this regard, the education department issued elaborate guidelines for making necessary arrangements before reopening of educational institutions.
Sanjay Kumar, additional chief secretary of education department, said, “At the recent meeting of crisis management group, it was decided to resume classes at varsities, colleges, senior secondary schools and coaching centres with 50% strength from July 12. All educational institutions are supposed to thoroughly sanitise their premises before reopening.”
The SOPs released by department mandate that hostels and school buses will have to be sanitised once before schools reopen and then twice a day after reopening. Schools and other institutions have also been directed to constitute different teams to look after sanitisation, cleanliness and social distancing.
Kumar said, “50% students can be called on alternate days for attending classes. Though classes have not resumed for students of class 1 to 10, schools have been permitted to call 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff daily.”
Courtesy – hindustan Times