Mumbai schools to reopen for Class 1 to 7 from Dec 15: BMC

The authority will be preparing concrete guidelines considering the health and welfare of students amid ongoing pandemic situations and school reopening.

Mumbai Schools Reopening: Latest update on Maharashtra school reopening suggests that schools in Mumbai will reopen from tomorrow, December 15, 2021. Schools in urban areas will commence schools for Classes 1 to 7. BMS has shared its decision on reopening of schools and now it is expected that it will likely share its decision on school reopening guidelines soon. Earlier, the reopening of schools was delayed from December 1, 2021, due to the Omicron threat.

The authority will be preparing concrete guidelines considering the health and welfare of students amid ongoing pandemic situations and school reopening.

As the state has reported a few Omicron variant cases, it was expected that the reopening of schools will be delayed. However, BMC has not shared any updated notice regarding a delay in the reopening of schools and hence, schools are continuing with the date communicated earlier, i.e. December 15.

Earlier, Mumbai reopened schools for senior classes. However, now schools are supposed to reopen for Classes 1 to 7 in urban areas and Classes 1 to 4 in rural areas. Students and stakeholders are advised to stay in touch with their schools for any further updates.

Earlier, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed all schools to make arrangements for school reopening and ensure that the staff is vaccinated, ahead of the commencement of offline classes. According to the SOPs and guidelines released earlier for school reopening, all the teaching and non-teaching staff must be vaccinated before coming to campus. Wearing masks, seating arrangement following social distancing and usage of sanitizers top the list in the SoPs shared earlier.

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