Coimbatore: In the wake of the state announcing the plans to reopen schools for Class IX and XI students, teachers have urged the government to consider conducting classes on a rotational basis. Citing insufficient infrastructure and teaching faculty in many schools, they said it was not possible to ensure smooth functioning of schools with 25 students per class.
S Arunan, state president, Tamil Nadu Government Employees Teachers’ Welfare Federation, said the government had strictly directed the schools to accommodate only 25 students in a class to ensure social distancing when schools were reopened for Class X and XII students in January. “The government has now announced that Class IX and XI students could also visit schools from February 8. Many schools, especially the government ones, do not have sufficient classrooms to accommodate all the students as per the standard operating procedure.”