New Delhi: Many states in India have reopened their schools, colleges and other educational institutions. The process is being completed in different phases to let the students attend physical classes after almost a year of online classes.
Starting with March, more states have allowed schools to reopen. Along with the allowance states have also issued COVID-19 guidelines for the teachers and students to avoid spread of infection.
Many states have already reopened the schools for Class 10 and Class 12 students, as they will appear for either the CBSE board exams or state board exams.
List of states where school, colleges/universities reopens from today:
Mizoram
Mizoram will be reopening its colleges, universities and other higher educational institutions from March 1. All college authorities have been asked to undertake mandatory thermal screening at the entrance and to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Meghalaya had already reopened the schools for Classes 9 to 12.
Bihar
Schools in Bihar will reopen for Classes 1 to 5 from March 1. Schools will be allowed to hold classes for each batch on alternate days. The government had issued guidelines to reopen their schools. Offline classes for students of Classes 9 to 12 had started on January 4 in Bihar. Following this on February 8, schools in Bihar were reopened for students of Classes 6 to 8.
Uttarakhand
In Uttarakhand, colleges and universities will reopen from tomorrow for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown. Earlier, the schools in Uttarakhand were reopened for students of Classes 6 to 9 on February 8. For classes 10 and 12, schools were reopened in November last year.
Haryana
Haryana will reopen its schools from March 1 for regular sessions for Classes 1 and 2. The timings will be from 10 am to 1:30 pm. The parents of the students have to submit a consent letter to the school head/ class teacher before sending them to schools. Besides this, parents who want to continue online education can continue to do so.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand will be reopen its colleges and coaching centres on March 1 after being closed for almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools will reopen for students of Class 8 and above. Students will be called for classes only after getting the consent of their parents, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said.
Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, schools for Classes 1 to 5 will reopen from March 1. Additional Chief Secretary (Basic Education) Renuka Kumar had earlier asked the schools to prepare themselves to conduct offline classes. To ensure the safety of students, classrooms will be sanitised. Arrangements for thermal scanning, face masks, social distancing and first aid will also be ensured in all schools.
