Schools in Puducherry to reopen for Classes 10 to 12 from October 5; Check details here

Schools Puducherry and Karaikal to reopen from October 5 for classes 10 to 12. Check the details here.

Puducherry Education Department has given its nod to all the schools in the state to reopen for higher classes in a phased manner, for holding doubt clarification sessions. In Puducherry and Karaikal, sessions for Class 10 and Class 12 will start from October 5, 2020. For Class 9 and Class 11, sessions will begin from October 12.

Schools across the country have been kept closed since mid-March owing to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The Ministry of Health Affairs, released the Unlock 4 guidelines, as per which it allowed states to reopen the schools for students studying in Classes 9 to 12 who are residing in the non-containment zones, on submission of written consent from parents from September 21 onwards. The government also gave liberty to the state government to decide whether they want to open the schools or not depending on the coronavirus situation in the state. 

The guidelines also stated that States and Union Territories may permit up to 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools at a time for online teaching or tele-counseling and related work. The guidelines have prohibited schools from organizing outdoor activities, assemblies, sports and events to avoid overcrowding.

Tamil Nadu government has directed also allowed schools across the state to permit students from Classes 10 to 12 to come to their schools on a voluntary basis from October 1 to seek guidance from the teachers. However, it clearly asked schools to ensure that all the Standard Operating Procedures are followed to prevent further spread of coronavirus. It also asked the schools to ensure that students must be divided into two batches and those placed in the first batch shall come to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the second on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

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