Tripura to reopen schools and colleges from December 1, written consent from parents mandatory

In order to attend classes, the students would be required to present written parental consent. Schools and college authorities are also asked to maintain minimum rush.

Tripura Schools Reopening: Following the steps of Assam, Andhra Pradesh and other states regarding the reopening of schools while maintaining the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of the Ministry of Education, Tripura also announced to resume full-fledged classes in schools and colleges in a phased manner from December 1. According to the latest reports, while talking to the media, Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that the decision was taken at a meeting held at the state secretariat yesterday. “We have decided to reopen class 10 and class 12 in schools and all government degree colleges, technical institutions from December 1. We shall monitor the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation and decide finally,” the minister said.

The minister further added that in order to attend classes, the students would be required to present written parental consent. Schools and college authorities are also asked to maintain minimum rush. Vice-Chancellors of Tripura Central University and Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) University are urged to stress on online practical classes. According to the minister, the decision of reopening schools and colleges would still need to be ratified at a meeting scheduled on November 27.

A reputed media source reported that Education Director UK Chakma told that the classes would be reopened with a host of tight guidelines to avoid any chance of risking the pandemic including mandatory thermal scanning of all students, teachers and other staff, sanitisation, compulsory use of masks, social distancing among others.

The official data reveals that there are 356 COVID-19 fatalities in Tripura till now, a total of 31,543 corona patients identified, out of which 95.13 per cent of patients have recovered and discharged from hospitals. Earlier on October 5, Tripura reintroduced the open-air classes, shortly after the state government announced to reopen schools from class 9-12 for students who voluntarily wanted to attend classes.

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