Delhi Schools To Reopen From Monday, Physical Attendance Voluntary

Classes will be held in a blended mode with both physical and online classes being held simultaneously.

All schools in the national capital can be reopened from Monday for students of all classes, Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. Physical attendance will be voluntary and parents will not be forced to send their children to school as classes will be held in a hybrid mode with both physical and online classes being held simultaneously, he said. All the schools and educational institutes shall be allowed to be opened, for all the classes, in Delhi from 1st Nov.However, schools shall also continue online classes for the students who are not willing to attend classes offline.

Mr Sisodia said that no more than 50 percent of the students will be called to attend physical classes at a time. Schools will need to ensure that all of their staff is vaccinated, with at least 98 percent have had their first vaccine shot.