Schools in Karnataka not to open from tomorrow; i.e. September 21, for Classes 9 to 12, the state government announced.
Karnataka Government has announced that schools and pre-university colleges across the state will not open from tomorrow; i.e. September 21, 2020. The Karnatak government on Friday, Septmeber 18, had allowed all the educational institutions to reopen for students of Classes 9 to 12 fron tomorrow. However, in its revised order on September 19, it has announced that considering the rise in the coronavirus cases in the country, schools will not be opened. The classes were to reopen for the students so that doubts pertaining to the specified classes can be cleared in a face-to-face interaction.
The decision to keep the schools and pre-university colleges in the state closed comes after a rise in the active COVID-19 cases has been found.
“Karnataka Government has issued order restricting students of Class 9th to 12th from visiting schools and pre-university colleges to meet teachers, citing rise in COVID cases. They were allowed earlier by Education Dept after a fall in the number of cases,” read an ANI statement.
"From September 21, teachers of Class 9, Class 10, Class 11 and Class 12, will be present in the school to clear the doubts of the students related to their studies. It will not be like regular classes," Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar said on September 18.
As per the Unlock 4.0 guidelines, released by the Ministry of Home Affairs, students of classes 9 to 12 may be permitted to visit their schools, in areas outside the Containment Zones only, on a voluntary basis, for taking guidance from their teachers. This will be subject to the written consent of their parents/ guardians.
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