West Bengal resumes schools for Classes 9 to 12 following COVID-19 guidelines ANI | Updated: Feb 12, 2021 14:29 IST Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 12 (ANI): Schools reopened in West Bengal for students of Class 9 to Class 12 on Friday, 11 months after the pandemic induced shutdown. Speaking to ANI, Atuhya Bagchi, Headmistress, Siliguri Girls High School said, "I am happy that the schools have reopened and I hope there will not be another lock down period for the school." "We will only operate 2 divisions of a class at a time out of the four divisions we have. So students will have 3 days of classes in a week," she said.