Schools, colleges across Andhra Pradesh to reopen in a phased manner from November 2, the state government announced.
Andhra Pradesh government has announced that it has decided to reopen schools and colleges across the state in a phased manner from November 2. The government also directed schools and colleges to ensure that all necessary precautionary measures are taken to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney said in a statement that all government schools and colleges will reopen from November 2 for Classes 9, 10 and intermediate.
Class 9, Class 10 and the intermediate first and second year would function on alternate days only for half-a-day. Class 6, Class 7 and Class 8 would begin on November 23 while Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and Class 5 would start from December 14, the Chief Secretary said. All the higher secondary colleges would also start functioning from November 2 on a rotation basis.
The schools will be run on alternate days in three phases for which officials are making arrangements. Precautionary measures will be taken to contain the spread of COVID-19, Mr Sawhney said. Educational institutions have remained closed since March when the national lockdown was announced. The state currently has 26,268 active COVID-19 cases and has been witnessing a decline in fresh infections in the past several days.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on October 27, issued an order to extend the MHA unlock guidelines for reopening of schools and colleges till November end. Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia has earlier announced that all the government and private schools in the national capital will continue to remain closed until the next order owing to the coronavirus threat. Along with Delhi, several other states in the country are still considering the option to open the schools.
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