Delhi has been shivering with severe cold weather for the last few days. However, the Delhi government has decided to reopen the schools of students of all classes from Monday.
Sisodia informed that the schools are following the COVID protocols of face masks and social distancing strictly. "Offline classes for Nursery to class 8 would start from February 14", said Sisodia.
Delhi Schools Reopening: The classes will be held in hybrid mode with both physical and online classes.
The Delhi government had shut down schools earlier on Sunday, (November 21) in view of the air pollution in the national capital. However, the online classes will continue, the Directorate of Education (DoE) had said.
Delhi's Education Minister Manish Sisodia visited schools in West Vinod Nagar of East Delhi to seek the opinion of students and teachers
Government schools in Delhi for the remaining classes (Nursery to Class 8) resumed offline classes from today with strict adherence to Covid guidelines.
While government schools have been reporting over 80 percent attendance after they reopened in September for classes 9 to 12, private schools are in the process of sending out consent forms to parents and most of them will decide their plan of action post-Diwali.
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.
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
The physical classes for 9 and 11 were earlier allowed to function from September 1. Meanwhile, the schools for classes 10 and 12 were reopened early, and students were allowed for work related to admission and practical activities for board exam
The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will reopen on Wednesday (September 1). The decision to reopen schools was taken after a significant drop in the number of COVID-19 cases was seen in the country.
As per government SOPs, the classes will function at 50 per cent capacity, all educational institutions will have mandatory quarantine centres.
Even as the Delhi government has announced reopening of schools, medical experts advised parents to tread with caution. Dr. Naveet Wig of AIIMS said it was important to weigh the pros and cons and look at risks as well.
The schools, varsities in Delhi will reopen from September 1. Education Minister Manish Sisodia said, "It has been decided to resume schools, colleges, coaching activities in Delhi with all precautions, in a phased manner. From 1st Sept, classes for std 9-12 in all schools, their coaching classes as well as all colleges/ universities will be permitted to resume." Classes for 9 to 12 will begin from September 1 and classes for 6 to 8 will begin from September 8, as reported by news agency ANI.
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