School Reopening News- Know when will school reopen in India

NEW DELHI: Schools in India have been shut down since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Still, there is uncertainty regarding the school reopening date in India. Though steps have been taken to unlock, there is no confirmed date for reopening the schools.
With the increasing number of recovered cases, many organisations have started functioning with a limited number of staff members. Now, parents, students and teachers are curiously waiting to resume the normal schedule. They have a common question, “when does school reopen in India’.

According to some media reports, the Indian Government is also planning to reopen the schools in a phased manner from September 1 and November 14, 2020. However, some states are against the decision due to the safety of the students. Many other states like Delhi, Haryana and Karnataka are in support of the decision.

As the schools were closed from the last six months in the wake of the pandemic, they have adopted the system of online teaching through Zoom and other mobile applications. Some state boards have cancelled their examinations and syllabus for the next academic year has been reduced by 30% to lessen the burden for the students. Check all the latest updates on school reopening news in India.

To cater to the question, when will school reopen in india? raised by teachers, parents and students. We are providing latest updates of school reopening news and date.

Some states have submitted their dates for the reopening of the schools. The decision also depends on the final unlock guidelines to be issued by the central government by the end of this month. However, the states will have the final authority to decide whether they want to reopen the schools or not. 

• Delhi – August
• Haryana – August 15
• Andhra Pradesh – September 5 (tentative)
• Karnataka- September 1
• Rajasthan – September
• Kerala – August 31 
• Assam – September 1 (tentative)
• Bihar – August 15
• Ladakh – August 31

Social distancing will be strictly followed in the schools. 

• Only 33% of students, teachers and other staff will be present in the school in one shift. 
• Classes with a higher number of students will get split into two separate classes.

The schools will not operate for straight 6 to 8 hours. Instead, it will open in two shifts of 3 hours each. 

• First shift will be from 8 to 11 am. 
• The second shift will be from 12 to 3 pm.
• All the classrooms will be properly sanitised in between classes.

As per the reports, the schools might reopen from September 1, 2020, for higher Classes in a phased manner.

• Classes 10 to 12  will reopen on September 1, 2020.
• Classes 6 to 9 may resume from September 15. 
• The classes for primary and pre-primary will not resume for now. They will continue their studies in online mode only. 

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