Schools in Maharashtra are all set to reopen from October 4 after Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray gave permission. The School Education Department had sent a proposal to the CM for re-opening of physical classes in schools.
In rural areas, schools for classes 5th to 12th will be started while in urban areas classes 8th to 12th will resume, says minister Varsha Gaikwad. The new set of standard operating procedures (SOP) has been issued for both students and teachers, she announced. Schools will have to strictly follow all COVID-protocols. Earlier at a paediatric task force meeting, it had decided that local corporations would take the final call on whether offline classes will resume in schools in their respective areas. The minister said the local doctors and if a member of a parent is a medical practitioner they will be called in for students care. As per a survey conducted by the school education department, more than 70 percent parents recommended reopening of schools, Gaikwad said.
