Staggered Lunch Breaks, Quarantine Room: Delhi Schools' Reopening Rules

Delhi schools for Classes 9 to 12, colleges, universities and coaching institutes will reopen from September 1, 2021.

Delhi schools for Classes 9 to 12, colleges, universities and coaching institutes will reopen from tomorrow, September 1. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the safety of students and staff members. Children will be able to take classes at a time up to a maximum of 50 per cent of the seating capacity of the classroom, as per the SOPs issued by DDMA. Every class will have a different time formula for social distancing. In the morning and evening shift schools, there will be a gap of at least one hour between the two shifts. Children have been asked not to share their food, books and other stationery items with each other. Lunch break has been advised to be kept in an open area at this different time so that too much crowd does not gather at a time