Surat: Offline teaching started in a number of city schools for Class IX-XI under Covid-19 guidelines with 50% capacity from Monday. Sources said that about 75% of the students who had submitted their parents’ consent letters attended the classes in schools run by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB). The students were strictly told to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines like wearing a face mask, sanitizing hands and maintaining social distance. “I enjoyed meeting classmates in the classroom after almost a year. Attending a class offline after such a long time was fantastic,” said Daksh Ambaliya, a Class XI (commerce) student from Ashadeep School.