West Bengal schools to reopen from tomorrow onwards for Classes 1 to 7
India Today
West Bengal schools will be reopened from tomorrow onwards for Classes 1 to 7. However, physical classes for high school students are already been conducted.
West Bengal schools will reopen on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, for Classes 1 to 7. Students from Classes 8 to 12 are already attending physical classes. Ahead of the reopening of schools, the state government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the Covid-19 situation will be reviewed before reopening primary schools in the state. Some caution should be exercised before reopening primary schools as there are warnings of another variant of coronavirus, she said.
Banerjee said that schools reopened for classes 8 to 12 on February 3, while open-air learning sessions for students up to class 7 started four days later under a project named 'Paray Shikshalay' (education centre at your locality).
"On reopening primary schools, we will wait for a few more days and review the Covid-19 situation. We have heard that a new variant (of the virus) is coming. We have to keep a tab on that," Banerjee said at a state government programme in Kolkata.
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