Uttar Pradesh schools for classes 1 to 5 to open from THIS date, check details

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced that the schools in the state will reopen for classes from 6th to 8th from February 10, while for students of classes 1st to 5th, the schools will reopen from March 1.

On Tuesday, CM Yogi Adityanath had reviewed the COVID-19 unlock system. After this, he instructed the re-opening of schools from class 6 to 12 in 10 days. Following the instruction of the CM, the Education Department had proposed February 15 for classes 6-8 and March 1 for classes from 1-5. The government approved the department's proposal for the children.

The schools are reopening after ten months and it is a challenge for the school management to start the classes again. At the same time, the students are very enthusiastic about the resumption of classes, along with the parents are it is also necessary to stay alert.

Following the instruction of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Education Department has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs).

To safeguard the students, classes will be sanitized before the schools open and after every shift. Arrangements for thermal scanning, masks, social distancing and first aid have been ensured before admission to the school. 

This comes as schools were reopened in Delhi for students of Class 9 and Class 11 and they attended the classes on Friday, around ten months after educational institutions were forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The government had resumed schools for classes 10 and 12 on January 18 in view of the board exams. However, the government had said that the student should be called to school only with the consent of their parents.

Several states have already opened schools with precautionary measures. Schools were closed in March last year ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.