Primary school Reopen News Today 1 to 8 February

Primary school Reopen News Today 1 to 8 February


Schools across the country have been closed since mid-March, even before the coronaviruslockdown was imposed. On Monday (October 5), the Education Ministry issued guidelines for their reopening.


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The Union government has permitted the reopening of schools in phases after October 15. However, the actual timing and manner of reopening will be decided by individual states.
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This means what students actually experience will vary depending on where they go to schooWhen are schools reopening? What changes for students amid Covid-19?


For instance, Delhi has decided against bringing back students until the end of the month, despite the union government’s go-ahead. Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, has announced a phased reopening, but has left the final decision to the districts, based on the local Covid-19 situation.
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So, do younger children go back to the classroom first, or do the older ones?


This too, has been left to the discretion of the state governments.
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According to senior officers in the Education Ministry, the union government had already indicated its preference last month, when the Home Ministry permitted senior students of Classes 9 to 12 to meet their teachers in schools voluntarily.


However, if a state were to decide to bring back the youngest students first, the Education Ministry will not interfere, a senior officer told The Indian Express.