After a gap of more than a year, Kerala has reopened schools in a staggered manner on Monday, starting with classes 1 to 7 and 10 and 12 with COVID-19 appropriate behaviour protocols. The Kerala government has reopened schools following a decrease in the number of positive cases in the state.
In a Facebook post, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, “The state government has decided to open schools with utmost vigilance and in a staggered manner.” He further said that to keep schools functioning and to avoid the outbreak of Covid-19 again, the authorities should strictly follow the guidelines prepared by the Health and Education Department of the state.
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Vijayan further added that school administrations should implement measures to avoid congestion in the campus, maintain social distancing and ensure classes are clean and sanitised. The Kerala government, since the past few months, was working on plans and blueprints of how they could reopen schools.
According to the guidelines, schools in Kerala must implement a bio-bubble system on their campus. They must ensure sanitisation of campus, preparation of mid-day meals for children as well as distribution following Covid-10 appropriate behaviour, and maintain social distancing. Every school has been directed to keep soaps, sanitisers, thermal scanners to scan the body temperature of school staff and students. All teachers and staff members have been directed to be vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine before schools reopen. Drivers of vehicles to be used by schools for transportation of children must also be vaccinated.
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The Kerala government since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year has been providing online education support to all government-aided schools. Praising the online mode, the CM said, “Studies were progressing well via the online mode of classes but children are missing out on studying and playing in schools with their friends.”
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