Schools in These States Won’t Open Till December 31st
Owing to the rise in cases of coronavirus, a number of states have decided to keep their schools shut till December 31. These states will, however, take a review on reopening of schools from January next year.
Starting from Jammu and Kashmir to Tamil Nadu and Odisha, these states have taken preventive measures after a number of students in Haryana and Adnhra Pradesh were tested positve with Covid-19 during the first week of the reopening of schools.
Issuing revised Covid-related guidelines, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has said all educational institutions would remain closed till December 31 while no fresh permission or passes are required for activities which were already permitted in the union territory. The UT administration said that 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff would be permitted to be called to schools for online teaching or tele-counselling and related work, in areas outside containment zones.
The Haryana government has deferred the reopening of schools in the state for 10 more days and has said that normal classes will not resume before December 10. This decision was made after more than 150 students and teachers in different districts of the state contracted the virus.
The Mizoram government last week issued fresh guidelines and announced that all schools in the state will remain closed till the year end to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. Education Minister Lalchandama Ralte said classes for all students in all schools from kindergarten to Class 12 will be suspended as the Covid-19 infection is likely to be aggravated during winter. However, the state education department decided to continue with online classes till December 18 for the current year, and from January 5 to 14 next year.
Looking at the surge in Covid-19 cases the Rajasthan government has also decided that the schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutes will remain shut till December 31.
The Assam government has decided to keep schools shut till December 31. The state government has also decided on the limited reopening of hostels of colleges and universities for final year students and for residential students of Class 10 and 12 from December 15.
Schools in These States Won’t Open Till December 31st
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