COVID-19: West Bengal schools to fully reopen from Wednesday
The Hindu
Schools had reopened earlier this month but only students of Classes 8 and upwards were allowed into the premises
After a gap of almost two years, West Bengal has decided to fully reopen schools from Wednesday following an improvement in the .
but only students of Classes 8 and upwards were allowed into the premises; those in junior classes were to be taught in the open under the ‘Paray Shikshalay’ programme.
“Government of West Bengal has decided to re-open schools on campus for the students of all classes of primary and upper primary schools, including SSKs/MSKs (Shishu Shiksha Kendra and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendras), with effect from February 16, maintaining all COVID-19 norms and protocols,” a government order issued on Monday said. The order was accompanied by a set of guidelines issued by the Department of School Education on the reopening.
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