Schools in Meghalaya reopen only after taking feedback from parents, the state Education Minister said.
The Meghalaya government has said that it will take feedback from parents before taking any decision on the reopening of schools in the state. Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said that the state government has decided that Upper primary schools will be reopened for only doubt clearing of students of Classes 6 to 8 as being done for the secondary and higher secondary school students from October 15.
While commenting on the same, the Education Minister said, “The education department has sent a letter to the director of the school education asking him to take feedback from the parents and other stakeholders including managing committees and teachers whether schools will be reopened or not for the resumption of normal classes.”
He said, “We have given the timeline to submit the feedback on October 13 and October 14 to the directorate. Most likely after that on October 15 or 16, we will make a decision on whether to resume the normal classroom teaching or not.”
According to the Education Minister, the state government has truncated the syllabus and have published the academic calendar so that the students will know what all topic to study.
Schools across the state have been kept closed since mid-March due to a coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The MHA Guidelines, issued on September 30, has given the flexibility to the schools and other academic institutes to take a decision after October 15 with regard to the start of face to face classes considering the ongoing pandemic situation. However, the guidelines also add that online and distance learning modes of teaching-learning will continue and will be encouraged.
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