Assam has reported 2.06 lakh coronavirus cases as of Saturday.
Guwahati:
Educational institutions in Assam will reopen on Monday after more than seven months with strict COVID-19 guidelines, officials said on Saturday. Only students in grades 6 through 12 will be allowed to attend and a standard operating procedure or SOP has been issued that will need to be followed, according to education department officials.
Pupils in classes 6, 8 and 12 will attend school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while the other three days are reserved for classes 7, 9 and 11.
“Not all the students came to the schools at the same time and they would attend the schools in different batches in the morning and in the afternoon. The fixing of the first and second batch of students would be made by the head of the establishment. “the government said. said in a press release.
“The first group of students arrived at 8 am and stayed until 12 noon and the second group of students arrived at 12:30 pm and stayed until 3:30 pm”. he added.
The SOP has asked school authorities to track social distancing and other precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The POS also includes a staggered schedule for general education colleges, engineering colleges, polytechnics and IITs and the final decision will be made by the college authority.
Online education will continue for those students who prefer to take online courses rather than physically going to school.
The SOP said all hostel facilities at schools and colleges will remain suspended until further notice.
He said educational institutions should be disinfected every weekend, preferably every Sunday.
Teaching and non-teaching staff at all educational institutions and cooks and helpers engaged in preparing midday meals among students should be medically tested for COVID-19 every 30 days and those with symptoms of COVID -19 should be tested immediately.
Assam has reported 2.06 lakh coronavirus cases including 930 deaths as of Saturday.
