Bihar schools reopen for classes 9 to 12 with full capacity

On February 6, the Bihar government announced the reopening of the schools, colleges, coaching institutes and other educational institutions from February 7.

Bihar School Reopening: Offline sessions for Classes 9 to 12 commenced in Bihar with full capacity in view of the decline in COVID-19 cases in the state. However, for up to Class 8, physical classes resumed with 50 per cent attendance with strict adherence to COVID-19 standard operating guidelines issued by the State Disaster Management Authority in all schools of the state.

On February 6, the Bihar government announced the reopening of the schools, colleges, coaching institutes and other educational institutions from February 7. The state shut educational institutes on January 6 after witnessing a major spike in the COVID-19 cases.

According to PTI, a few schools in Patna saw a low attendance, while others witnessed a good turnout of attendance of students on Monday. Teachers, however, said the attendance of students in both private and government schools was low but expected it to pick up in the coming days.

The first day of school after so many days of shut down included discussions with students on upcoming board exams and various orientation sessions to make students accustomed to COVID-19 appropriate behavior.

Commenting on school reopening in the state, Director of Manava Bharati International School, Patna, Pradeep Mishra told PTI “Children were very excited to be back in schools on Monday after the closure of almost a month due to the coronavirus pandemic ... We are strictly following the COVID-19 protocol. All classrooms have already been sanitised and proper seating arrangements have been made in each class to maintain social distance. We also organized orientation sessions to acquaint students with COVID appropriate behavior”.

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