UP primary schools welcome students with balloons, flowers The Rawat Pathshala in Gorakhpur welcomed students with arti and tika. Some students, however, were seen without face masks. Share Via Email | A+A A- By ANI GORAKHPUR: Private and government primary schools across Uttar Pradesh greeted students of Classes 1 to 5 with balloons and flowers as they reopened on Monday, nearly a year after they were closed due to the outbreak of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Rawat Pathshala in Gorakhpur welcomed students with arti and tika. "Desks and benches have been sanitised. Students have been asked to wear masks and wash their hands. We are ready to follow the state government's guidelines," said Brijanand Prasad Yadav, Principal of the school.