Schools in Kozhikode all set to welcome students after pandemic break
The Hindu
Classes to resume in 1,270 institutions in district
Schools in Kozhikode district, like others in the State, are all set to open on Monday after a gap of one-and-a-half years. Sheeja Sasi, district panchayat president, will open the district-level launch of the ‘Praveshanolsavam’ at Government Higher Secondary School, Valayam.
Classes would resume in 1,270 schools in the district. The Education Department authorities claimed that the safety of students would be ensured and the government’s COVID protocol would be followed in toto. Classes would be held in shifts and seating arrangements have been made according to the number of students. Thermal scanners, sanitisers, and face masks have been provided.
Classes would be held only till the afternoon in the first two weeks. Saturdays, except when there are public holidays, would be working days. If there are over 1,000 students, only 25% of them would be present at a time in the school. Students would be divided into batches and each of them would be coming to school consecutively for three days. The next batch would come in the next three days. Differently abled students need not come.