Schools in Uttar Pradesh to reopen from October 19 for Classes 9 to 12: State Government

Schools in Uttar Pradesh to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from October 19, the state government announced.

The Uttar Pradesh Government has announced that the schools across the state will reopen from October 19 for Classes 9 to 12, after it has been kept closed for over six months owing to a coronavirus outbreak in the country. Schools will be conducting the classes in shifts and all necessary protocols including social distancing and proper sanitisation of premises will have to be followed by the schools, the government said. Students can attend classes only after getting  written permission from their parents or guardians, the government said. After proper consideration by the government, it was decided that classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 of all boards outside containment zones will be resumed, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said in a statement.
Classes 9 to 12 will resume with the physical presence of students from October 19, he said. The Deputy Chief Minister further said that schools will run in shifts and proper attention will be paid to the health of students. In the first shift, classes for 9 and 10 students will be held. Classes for 11 and 12 students will be held in the second shift. He said 50 per cent of the students should be called in every class on one day and the remaining 50 per cent the next day.

Arrangement should be made to see that the students sit at a distance of 6 feet from each other, he added. He further said that the students will be allowed to attend classes only after they furnish written permission from their parents or guardians as their health and future are important. Additional Chief Secretary, Secondary Education, Aradhana Shukla, has issued an order in this connection and a standard operating procedure (SOP) on health, sanitation and necessary protocols has already been issued for the reopening of schools, the statement said.

Before reopening, schools will have to undertake proper sanitisation and this exercise is mandatory before every shift on a regular basis, the deputy chief minister said. Sanitiser, hand wash, thermal scanning and arrangement for primary treatment should be available in all schools, he said.

In case of symptoms of cold or fever in any student, teacher or other employees, they will be sent home after primary treatment, the statement said. School buses used by the students should be properly sanitised every day and proper distance should be maintained in seating arrangements, it said. All teachers, students and workers should compulsorily use masks and the school management should keep reserve masks, it added.

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