According to data released by the Pune district education department, of the total 20,244 teachers and non-teaching staff in Pune rural, 5,671 of them underwent the Covid-19 test on Saturday (November 21). At least 17 of them were found to be Covid-19 positive.
“We are currently carrying out Covid-19 tests of teachers in Pune district and till now, around 17 teachers have been found positive. Once we complete the testing of all the teachers and get their reports, the schools in Pune district will be started in a phasewise manner till December 1. Currently, only three subjects will be taught in the school to the students – Mathematics, Science and English. The daily school timings will be only for three hours,” said Ganpat More, primary education office, Pune Zilla Parisha.
According to a report by Time’s Of India, Maharashtra’s decision to allow local governing bodies to take a call on reopening schools during Covid-19 triggered widespread confusion across cities, as many municipal corporations took U-Turn on Saturday and resolved to keep the institutes shut beyond November 23 — the date earlier fixed by the state to resume classes in standards IX to XII.