Maharashtra will restart offline school for all classes from December 1. As per the decision taken in a cabinet meeting, urban area schools will reopen for students of Classes 1 to 7 while rural area schools will reopen for Classes 1 to 4.
Covid-19 protocols will be strictly followed for all students attending classes. In Maharashtra, Classes 8 to 12 are already being conducted offline, including in the city of Mumbai.
Moreover, in rural areas, Classes 5 to 12 were already being held offline. Thus, with today’s decision, all schools will resume offline classes from December 1 onwards.
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State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said, “The decision to reopen primary schools has been cleared by the State Cabinet. Those who are studying in standard 1 and 2 have never seen the face of the school. They haven’t been in a classroom and taught directly by a teacher. For them, everything will be new when they enter the class. We will try to ensure that this new experience will be happy and healthy for them.”
Ms. Gaikwad said that her department had sent the proposal to restart schools after holding rounds of discussion with the Chief Minister, chief secretary, health department, pediatric task force and others. “We had said that the department would require at least a week to prepare for the classes. Based on that December 1 is decided as a date to restart primary classes,” she said.
(With inputs from agencies)
