Bengal schools reopen after 11 months for classes 9-12 SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 01:38 PM IST Share Synopsis "Students of classes 9-12 will study in schools from today. The government has requested the school authorities to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines. I greet all the students and teachers on the occasion. We all have to be careful," Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said. AP Kolkata: Schools in West Bengal reopened on Friday after a gap of 11 months for classes 9-12, with strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocol. The educational institutions were shut in March last year in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.