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SOPs issued for reopening of schools for classes 6-8
The school administrations have been asked to reach out to parents and encourage them to send their children back to school for physical classes. But it is mandatory to take parents’ consent.
LUCKNOW: Ahead of reopening of classes from 6 to 8 from August 23, the state government on Wednesday issued elaborate guidelines to ensure that the Covid protocol was strictly adhered to by the institutions.
The school administrations have been asked to reach out to parents and encourage them to send their children back to school for physical classes. But it has been made essential to take parents’ consent, according to detailed guidelines issued by Anamika Singh, director general, school education.
“Due to prolonged closure of physical classes, there is a possibility that students’ capacity may have declined. The schools were asked to simultaneously run remedial classes for students who were not able to keep pace with online classes,” said the guidelines.
The school administrations have been asked to constitute Nigrani Samitis that will ensure that the Covid -9 protocol is in place, suggesting that seating arrangements for students should be made in a way that a gap of 6 feet is maintained between two students.
The government has also said that schools with a large number of students must operate in two shifts. The shifts are to be of three hours’ duration from 8 am to 11 am and 11.30 am to 2.30 pm. The school administrations have been asked to ensure that all common places accessed by staff and students are sanitized regularly.
The school managements are required to educate students about Covid guidelines and discourage them from sharing their food and other belongings. Schools will run both online and offline classes so that students who do not wish to come to school may continue with their studies.
Schools for students of classes 6 to 8 would now open from August 23 instead of September 1.
Classroom teaching for classes 1 to 5 will begin from September 1.
A government press release said the chief minister instructed officials to begin preparations for the reopening of schools for students of classes 6 to 8 in view of the controlled situation of Covid in the state.
On August 2, the state government announced that secondary schools in UP (for classes 9 to 12) would resume physical classes from August 16, with 50% attendance.
