Haryana issues safety protocols for government, private schools’ reopening

CHANDIGARH: The government and private schools in Haryana would be opened from Friday with certain restrictions. As of now, only the students of classes IX to XII will be allowed to join schools with the consent of their parents. The classes would resume at 9am and would continue till 12pm.
The students would be allowed to attend the classes according to roster, according to which the schools would prepare the schedule by dividing the total strength of students into two parts.First 50% students would attend the classes on the first three days and remaining 50% students would attend the schools for the next three days.
However, it would not be mandatory for the students to come to school, as online classes will continue in the same pattern. Students would not be forced to attend the classes.
According to the SOPs issued by the department regarding opening of the schools, the students will have to sit on the bench earmarked for them by name. The students would not be permitted to share stationeries with each other.
On July 12, the director of secondary and elementary education department had conducted online video conferencing to resolve the doubts of the teachers regarding resuming classes from IX to XII in the first phase.
The state government has also decided to open the schools for the students of classes VI to VIII from July 23. The department is yet to take a decision regarding opening of the schools for students from classes 1 to V.