Delhi schools welcome students after 19-month hiatus
India | November 01, 2021 10:09 ISTDelhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia visited schools in West Vinod Nagar of East Delhi to seek the opinion of students and teachers
Delhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia visited schools in West Vinod Nagar of East Delhi to seek the opinion of students and teachers
The panel, constituted to chalk out a detailed plan and standard operating procedures (SOPS) for reopening schools, also noted that attendance of senior class students has increased up to 80 per cent, and around 95 per cent teachers and school staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19
Schools in the national capital for classes 9 to 12 re-opened on September 1 after a prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Delhi government has received over 2.3 lakh applications for admission in its schools for classes nursery to 12 this year.
As per government SOPs, the classes will function at 50 per cent capacity, all educational institutions will have mandatory quarantine centres.
Vaccination and ration distribution centres to be set up in schools in the national capital will still be operational after they reopen for classes 9 to 12.
Delhi government directed schools to conduct a series of activities on the elimination of single-use plastic.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will now take the final decision on the reopening of schools, as per reports
The authority has decided to set up a committee along with Education and Health Depts officials to evaluate and finalize a detailed plan comprising SOPs, preparedness of schools to adhere to and implement SOPs, vaccination of staff, addressing concerns of parents, and involvement of all stakeholders.
The newly formed Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) will affiliate 30 government schools from the 2021-22 academic session, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said, "The emotional well-being and education of our students have been affected due to absence of physical classes in schools and through these special PTMs, I am sure all the problems related to online classes, social-emotional and mental wellbeing of students will be resolved."
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday ruled out any plans for the reopening of schools in the national capital for now.
The Delhi government has issued an order to private schools to charge fees on a monthly basis under approved heads only but with a 15% deduction in the fees for academic year 2020-21
The vacation, which was to start from May 11 and continue till June 30, has now been rescheduled from April 20 to June 9
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that all schools will be closed in the national capital till further orders, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The new Board will have a governing body headed by the Education Minister of the Delhi government and an executive body headed by a chief executive officer, Kejriwal said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday ruled out the reopening of schools in the national capital for now.
The decomposed body of a 21-year-old man was found in a sewage tank of an MCD school in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri, police said on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Aslam, alias Matru, a resident of a slum cluster in Khichripur, they said.
The Delhi government on Thursday ordered the closure of all government and private schools in the national capital for teaching and non- teaching staff till March 31 in view of coronavirus.
A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the AAP government's decision to install CCTV cameras in classrooms, saying it violates privacy of students and teachers.
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