Will Decide On Reopening Schools For Classes 1 To 4 Later: Maharashtra Government
The Maharashtra government will consider reopening schools for students of classes 1 to 4 if schools can smoothly run classes 5 to 8 that are set to restart from January 27, state School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said on Tuesday.
Education | Press Trust of India | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 8:36 am IST | Source: PTI
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Mumbai:
The Maharashtra government will consider reopening schools for students of classes 1 to 4 if schools can smoothly run classes 5 to 8 that are set to restart from January 27, state School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters in Parbhani city, about 515 kms away from Mumbai, the minister said RT-PCR tests of most of the teachers were conducted ahead of reopening of schools for classes 5 to 8.
In the first week, 9,127 out of 22,204 schools reopened and 2.9 lakh students attended. Up from that, 19,524 schools resumed operations as of January 4
MUMBAI: Nearly a month-and-a-half after the state permitted schools to resume physical sessions for classes IX to XII, over 88% schools have reopened and over 15.7 lakh students are attending each day, according to education department data.
The state permitted the classes to reopen on November 23. Teachers and non-teaching staff had to undergo RT-PCR tests and those who tested negative for Covid-19 were allowed to resume. Among nearly two lakh teaching and non-teaching staff who have undergone the test before joining school, 2,894 tested positive.