Goa School Reopening: Uniform not mandatory, exams to be held offline

Director of Education Bhushan Savaikar, informed that during the initial days of school reopening in Goa, timing concession, if required, may be given to students to adjust to the new normal.

Goa School Reopening: According to the decision taken by the government of Goa, offline classes will be resumed in schools for the students of Class 1 to 12 from February 21 after the coronavirus-induced break. Along with allowing schools to reopen, the government also informed that while the offline sessions will soon commence from Monday, school uniforms will not be mandatory and concession in timings may be given to students in the initial days.

Through an official circular, the Director of Education Bhushan Savaikar, informed that during the initial days of school reopening in Goa, timing concession, if required, may be given to students to adjust to the new normal. The circular said exams should be held in offline mode only and school uniforms should not be insisted upon by authorities.

The Education Department has ordered the reopening of all schools, including pre-primary ones, from Monday, i.e. February 21. The minister also informed that the decision to reopen the schools has been taken in view of a downward trend in COVID-19 cases in the state.

Earlier, the government conducted a review meeting with the member of the expert committee on COVID-19 handling. During the advisory session, Dr Shekhar Salkar had said that it was advisable to restart schools for students given that the numbers have been reducing and the risk remains as low as it has ever been since the start of the pandemic.

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