Maharashtra to reopen schools for classes of 5-12th from October 4

Maharashtra government has announced to reopen schools from October 4

NewsBharati    25-Sep-2021
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Mumbai, September 25: The Maharashtra government has announced to reopen schools from October 4. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has approved the reopening of schools in consultation with the task force and health department, Varsha Gaikwad who is the state education minister.

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The minister said the schools will be reopened in a phased manner. The local authorities and collectors, along with the commissioner will monitor strict standard operation procedures / SOPs.

Gaikwad said, “In rural areas classes will resume from std 5th to 12th and in urban areas from std 8th to 12th. Local authorities have been given powers to monitor guidelines set by the government.”
  
 
She also said that they also aim to bring those students back who dropped out due to their circumstances.

She stated that students will be facilitated with the access to both online and offline classes. They are to come to school only with the consent of their parents. The attendance won’t be made compulsory as they will be able to receive education through both online and offline mediums and their content is also available on YouTube.
 
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Earlier, Gaikwad announced the reopening of the schools in both rural and urban areas from August 17, but it has now been decided that they are to reopen from October 4.