Nearly 48 per cent parents are not willing to send their children to schools till they are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection, says a new survey.
According to an official statement, the decision in this regard was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at his official residence in Raipur.
The government on Tuesday favoured the reopening of primary schools over secondary schools, and also emphasised that all staff should be vaccinated against Covid-19.
The decision will be applicable for both government and private schools, said Satyabrata Sahu, Principal Secretary, Department of School and Mass Education.
Schools in Haryana reopened after almost three months only for Classes 9 to 12 on Friday amid strict COVID-19 protocols, with many students saying online education, although necessitated by the pandemic, is not a substitute to classroom teaching.
The Puducherry government has decided to reopen schools for classes 9 to 12 students, and colleges from July 16, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy announced on Sunday.
Issuing fresh guidelines, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that only 50 per cent of students will be allowed to attend campuses. It also added that the students can attend physical classes on a voluntary basis. However, physical attendance will not be made mandatory.
Thousands of students returned to classrooms on Monday as schools in Kashmir reopened for classes 9 to 12 after remaining closed for almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telangana government on Tuesday decided to allow the reopening of schools for classes 6th to 8th from Wednesday.
Schools in Karnataka to reopen for classes 6 to 8 from February 22, announced Education Minister Suryanarayana Suresh Kumar on Tuesday.
Schools in Sikkim will reopen for pre-primary and primary students from February 15, after remaining closed for 11 months due to coronavirus pandemic, the state government said.
Schools in Chhattisgarh will resume their physical classes for standards 9 to 12 from February 15, the state government said on Saturday.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday directed all residential schools to reopen for Classes 9-12 from February 9.
The Uttar Pradesh Government has issued guidelines for the reopening of schools for classes 6-8 from February 10 and from March 1 for students of classes 1-5 amid COVID-19.
Schools in Bihar will reopen for Classes 6 to 8 from February 8, after remaining closed for over 10 months due to coronavirus pandemic.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas can resume for Classes 10 and 12 in the states which have allowed schools to reopen, the Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday.
As schools and colleges remained shut since March 25, 2020 to contain the pandemic, their students were attending classes through online, since July.
Preparations are underway to reopen schools for Classes 9 and 11 in Gujarat from February 1 as directed by the state government.
All schools of Uttarakhand will reopen from February 8 for classes 6 to 12, Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik said
The Punjab School Education Department will reopen primary classes at all schools from January 27, State Education minister Vijay Inder Singla said on Wednesday.
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