Gujarat School Reopening: Department asks schools to report COVID symptoms among students to DEO

The steps are being taken against the spread of the COVID-19 new variant. The directives have asked the district education officials along with local health staff to take immediate steps.

Gujarat School Reopening: The education department of the state has recently issued a set of fresh guidelines for schools and parents. According to the latest instructions, schools and guardians have been asked to check the spread of COVID-19 among students and school staff. The instructions state that if any student is found having symptoms of any disease, all schools across boards — government, grant-in-aid and private — should report it to the district education officer or district primary education officer.

The steps are being taken against the spread of the COVID-19 new variant. The directives have asked the district education officials along with local health staff to take immediate steps. It states, “In the current scenario, the matter of following caution and vigilance in schools was under consideration”.

The department has also stated that the directives are applicable to all teaching and non-teaching staff and students of all schools. It further said that if symptoms are detected in any student, the school has to contact the nearest health centre and get the checkup started.

Schools have been asked not to pressurize students to attend offline classes. It is mandatory for all schools to conduct online classes along with offline classes. They have also been directed to ensure all staff both teaching and non-teaching are fully vaccinated. The department has also requested parents not to send their wards to the school if they show any symptoms.

Offline classes for lower primary resumed from November 22, while upper primary and secondary classes reopened in February and September respectively.

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