Maharashtra School Reopening: Schools in BMC jurisdiction to remain closed till December 31

All schools in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will continue to remain closed until December 31, owing to a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the city.

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has announced that the schools across the city will not reopen on November 23. All schools in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will continue to remain closed until December 31, owing to a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the city. However, schools in other parts of Maharashtra can reopen on November 23, as directed by the state government.

The schools will be reopened around the state, except in Mumbai after a gap of seven months under the Mission Begin Again. The state government has also issued guidelines or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for students and teachers for conducting classes. All the schools that will open on Monday; November 23, for classes 9 to 12 are getting sanitized, by following the guidelines. Local civil authorities are helping the schools to get it completely sanitized.

Also, the schools that will reopen from next week have been directed to strictly follow all health, hygiene, and other safety precautions before and after classes. All students willing to attend the schools will have to get written consent from parents without which they won't be allowed.

Teachers who will attend the schools will have to undergo an RT-PCR test to detect Covid19 after Diwali starting from November 17 till November 22, 2020. As per School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad, only one child will be allowed to sit on a single bench and classes will be held on alternate days.

The Maharashtra school education department has also earlier directed all the municipal commissioners and collectors to help schools procure all the items mandated for the re-opening of schools for senior classes amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country. The move comes after several school principals raised financial concerns over the procurement of items mandated by the government. 

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