The Coronavirus pandemic has weakened now as the cases of infection are coming down quite a bit. Especially in states like Delhi, UP, and Bihar, the risk of coronavirus has now been reduced. With that, the schools were closed for the 6th, 7th, and 8th classes for the last few months due to Coronavirus. However, now due to less number of cases, schools have been opened from Tuesday.

Schools reopened in Utter Pradesh: Arrangements for classes

The UP Government has ordered that classes would be run in two shifts of 4 to 4 hours each. It was told in this order that only 50 percent of students will be allowed to sit in the class in 1 shift. The remaining 50 percent of students will study in the second shift. Children have to come to school with permission letters from their parents. Only then will they be given entry.

Along with this, the assembly will be done in the classroom itself and after the interval, children will have to have lunch inside the class itself. Attendance of students is not necessary. All the students have to follow the corona protocol. In which many rules will have to be followed including wearing masks and social distancing. Students cannot share notebooks with each other. All gates will be opened at the time of school opening and holiday so that the crowd does not gather in one place.

In the secondary, higher, technical vocational education institutes, studies will be conducted with the capacity of 50 percent children, while classes for younger children will be run in two shifts only. However, UP Education Minister Dinesh Sharma has clearly said that the presence of students in schools will not be mandatory and if the situation of Covid worsens then schools may be closed again.

Only 30% of students gave written consent for attending classes

Speaking to India today Meenakshi Bahadur principal of study hall said that only 30% of parents have given the written consent to send their children and out of them 15 to 20% have turned up on day 1. She said with time more children are expected and the examination of the student has also been planned in an offline way.

Parents’ reaction on reopening schools in Utter Pradesh

On the other hand, parents are still apprehensive about sending their children to schools. Shalini, a 35-years-old, parent, said that although she is not willing to send the child because of the decrease in the number of cases, the need for offline education has made her agreed to send her daughter in class seventh.