With schools set to resume curricular on Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the government had taken “extreme care” to ensure children learn while staying protected from Covid-19.

''Preparations have been made for reopening schools. Necessary directions have been given to the government and private schools regarding how to bring students, taking consent from parents or guardians, seating arrangements, alternate days shift wise classes, sanitization, among other things,'' Bommai said.

Sharing details to media, Bomani said, ''We have taken extreme care to ensure classroom learning for students while protecting them from COVID-19. We are taking necessary steps in this direction,'' he said,   he will be personally visiting schools in Bengaluru and surrounding areas along with Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh on Monday, when they reopen.

The Karnataka government earlier this month had decided to reopen schools for students from class 9 to 12 (II PUC) across the state from August 23 in alternate batches. However, choosing to remain cautious, it subsequently decided not to reopen schools in districts where the COVID-19 positivity rate is over 2 percent. The decision on resuming primary schools has been deferred till the last week of August to factor in the possible third wave of COVID and the way the infection is likely to spread.

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