Mysuru gears up for reopening schools as TPR falls below 2 p.c.

85,125 students are studying in Class 9 and 10 and offline classes for them are expected to resume from August 23

As the State government is gearing up to reopen schools in districts having a positivity rate of less than 2 per cent from August 23, the government as well as private schools in Mysuru district have been told to prepare for commencing classes for Class 9 and 10 since the district meets the requirements. The officials at the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) in Mysuru are awaiting guidelines and instructions from Bengaluru. Minister in charge of Mysuru district S .T Somashekar is expected to hold a meeting with the district and the ZP authorities here on Tuesday in connection with the decision on reopening schools. Last week, the district’s TPR, as per the figures from the COVID-19 War Room, stood at 1.13 percent. Mysuru’s Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Ramachandra Raje Urs on Monday visited various schools in the taluk and elicited opinions from students, their parents, teachers and the members of SDMCs on reopening schools. He had talks with the BEOs and the heads of high schools on the steps to be taken with about a week left for the reopening.