However, the order comes with a rider of maintaining a set of standard precautions. Students would be required to obtain written consent from parents or guardian to join the classes, undergo routine sanitisation, thermal scanning, hand washing arranged by the school authorities while they attend the classes. Principals and headmasters were asked to make seating arrangements of students at least six feet away from each other or adopt measures including different time schedules for alternate batches. All schools were asked to adopt ‘rigorous teaching’ to cover the pending syllabus. “The schools may adopt rigorous teaching to be able to cover the syllabus. For this, the teachers may continue with their online classes also during free periods in school time, after school hours and on holidays so that the students do not have to depend on private tuition, especially for the benefit of students from humble backgrounds”, the notification said.