Covid-19: Delhi schools reopen with 50 pc capacity
Delhi schools reopen for all classes with 50 percent capacity from Monday after the Covid-19 pandemic became less severe.
According to the Directorate of Education circular, heads of schools should ensure that students attend the school with parental consent only. It is to ensure that no more than 50 percent of the students to be called to schools in Delhi.
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"I feel good coming here. Online education was also good. We are instructed to sanitize our hands regularly and maintain social distancing by the school authorities," said Divya Sharma, a student.
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"I missed coming to school for two years. I am happy that I will get to study," said another student.
Time table is to be made as per the capacity/occupancy limit of the classrooms/Labs following COVID appropriate behaviour, said the circular.
As the situation varies from school to school, the school schedule may be staggered to avoid crowding in the classrooms and at the school's main entrance/exit gate.
The lunch breaks may also be staggered to avoid crowding. The blended mode of the teaching-learning process (online and offline) should be continued, as per the circular.
COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) should be strictly followed in all schools, according to the circular.
Schools in Delhi re-opened for classes IX to XII on September 1 after a prolonged closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
-PTC News
