West Bengal government asks schools to submit vaccination status report

West Bengal government has asked for the vaccination report from all teachers and non-teaching staff as it is the most important step towards reopening of schools and commencement of offline classes.

WB School Reopening: The West Bengal state government has directed schools to submit a report on vaccination status of teachers and other staffers of government and government-aided schools. The district school inspectors have also received directions from the education department to visit institutes and supervise the sanitization of the premises. The authorities have also been asked to report any damage to the infrastructure. Considering the announcement made by the chief minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the reopening of campuses and schools in a controlled manner after the Durga Puja if COVID-19 cases remained low, school education department officials told that the reason behind the sudden rush to ready school buildings.

Last week, the school education department had asked all schools to submit a report on the damage the buildings and infrastructure suffered during the shutdown so that those could be repaired to avoid any harm to students when they eventually returned to campuses. The government has asked for the vaccination report from all teachers and non-teaching staff as it is the most important step towards reopening of schools and commencement of offline classes.

“We have been instructed by the district administration to compile a report and send them immediately. Since the government is toying with the idea of reopening schools after Pujas, the district administrations have been instructed to ready schools so that in-person classes can resume at short notice. We are also trying to find out how many teaching and non-teaching staff are yet to be vaccinated,” said an official of the school education department.

Read More: