Madhya Pradesh schools to reopen from September 1 for classes 6 to 8

Apart from the offline classes, online classes will be continued for students, who don’t want to attend school. Educational material will continue to be telecast on Doordarshan and WhatsApp groups for students of government schools.

Updated on: Aug 27, 2021, 22:24:30 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Schools in Madhya Pradesh are set to reopen from September 1 for classes 6 to 8 with 50% capacity, an official aware of the development said. For classes 9 to 12, schools will also be reopened daily with about 50% capacity. As of now, classes from 9 to 12 are being conducted once and twice a week.

The decision to re-open schools was taken after reviewing the number of cases of Covid-19. The positivity rate of MP continued to be below 1% for the past one month. (HT PHOTO.)

In a review meeting chaired by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held on Friday evening, it was decided that classes will be held on all working days of the week with 50% capacity. Students will be able to attend the school with the consent of their parents, said Inder Singh Parmar, school education minister.

The principals of the schools will be allowed to take a decision regarding the timings of schools and the ways to follow Covid-19 protocol.

Parmar said that it would be mandatory for all the staff working in schools to have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Apart from the offline classes, online classes will be continued for students, who don’t want to attend school. Educational material will continue to be telecast on Doordarshan and WhatsApp groups for students of government schools.

The decision to re-open schools was taken after reviewing the number of cases of Covid-19. The positivity rate of MP continued to be below 1% for the past one month. The total number of active cases in MP is 82 and on Friday, only 16 people tested positive for the viral disease.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More