Maharashtra: The Government of Maharashtra on Friday, September 24,  announced the decision to resume the schools from October 4, after Gandhi Jayanti. The decision was taken following clearance to the SOP from Chief Minister Office, state’s Pediatric taskforce on COVID-19 and Health department, said School Education minister Varsha Gaikwad.

The Education minister Varsha Gaikwad’s official stamen reads as under: “We had issued directions to restart schools earlier. But there was then the fear of the third wave. The SOPs prepared by the department were discussed in meetings with the task force along with experts in the education field. We all were unanimous on resuming classes. But we decided to come out with more comprehensive SOPs for the safety of students.”

“Safety of our students is the priority. Based on that we have issued guidelines under which parents’ approval is a must for students to join the classes in school, neither the attendance nor exams will be mandatory, if necessary option of calling students on alternate days can be tried, sanitation and physical distancing should be maintained,” she said.

Ms Gaikwad said that vaccination of teaching, as well as non-teaching staff, is a priority and schools as well district collectors in rural areas while municipal commissioners in corporation areas must carefully look into it.

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