Goa Task Force Gives Nod to Reopen Schools for Classes 1 to 8 from November 22

Source: NDTV Education

On Tuesday, the Goa government's task force on Covid-19 recommended starting in-person classes for students of grades 1 to 8 from November 22 with safety protocols. A meeting of the task force, chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, took stock of the existing Covid-19 situation in the state before giving a go ahead for reopening schools for students of classes 1 to 8.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Sawant said though the task force has recommended reopening of schools for offline classes, the state government will take a final call after considering logistic issues. In-person teaching sessions in schools for students of classes 9 to 12 are already on in the state.

The department will have to provide details of infrastructure available in these schools before going ahead with their reopening, Sawant said. He said when schools reopen all SOPs related to Covid-19 will have to follow by managements.

“Schools and students will have to follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour,” he said. The CM said the state Directorate of Health Services has been asked to design standard protocols for students. As many as 23 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 20 recovered from the infection in Goa on Tuesday, an official said. With this, the tally of infections has reached 1,78,533, while the recoveries stood at 1,74,905 in Goa, where 3,376 coronavirus patients have died so far.

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