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As per the latest guidelines, the students may also opt for online classes rather than physically attend school.

Schools to reopen after COVID-19 lockdown! The Ministry of Education on Monday released guidelines for reopening of schools in a graded manner from October 15. Informing this, Union Cabinet Minister for Education Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted stating that states and Union Territories are to prepare their own Standard Operating Procedure for health, hygiene and safety and learning with physical/social distancing.

According to the most recent rules, the understudies may likewise choose online classes instead of genuinely go to class, and that safeguards must be taken for getting ready and serving early afternoon dinners in the schools.

Talking about the rules, the Education Minister additionally expressed that understudies will just go to the school genuinely with the assent of their folks. The individuals who don’t wish to go to class can keep taking on the web classes. The schools, then again, should guarantee adaptability in participation.

Underneath referenced are different rules with respect to the resuming of schools after the COVID-19 pandemic:

SOPs for school reopening

• The schools will have to arrange and implement proper cleaning and disinfecting procedures for premises. Ground, classes, furniture, storage places, water tanks, washrooms, every place on the school campus will be disinfected thoroughly.
• There should be proper airflow in indoor areas. 
• Schools are advised to form task teams like emergency care and support, hygiene inspection, commodity support among others.
• Time of entry and exit for everyone attending school will have to be planned and social distancing will have to be maintained. Therefore, schools will have to come up with a new seating arrangement that fits the social distancing guidelines.
• During all activities in schools, all staff members, workers, and students will have to wear a face cover/ mask at all times.
• The academic calendar will have to be planned including all classes, breaks, and examinations.
• It is the duty of the school to collect information on the current health status of students.
• Schools should have all contact information of the nearest emergency centers, and healthcare centers. 
• If in case, anyone is showing symptoms of COVID-19 infection, detention, and isolation protocols have to be followed as directed by the government.
• All precautions will have to be taken while preparing and serving mid-day meals in schools. The government suggested that provided meals should be hot and cooked properly.

DoSEL, @EduMinOfIndia has issued SOP/Guidelines for reopening of schools. pic.twitter.com/pwJXZZd40w

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) October 5, 2020

As far as learning and showing system, the administration has advised that there will be no evaluation till up to 2-3 weeks of school resuming. The middle has energized the utilization of ICT and web-based learning. Aside from this, educators should advise understudies with respect to the total educational program and how the classes will be directed. Further, the schools have additionally been solicited to guarantee smooth progress from educating from online to a disconnected mode. As per the rules, educators are required to instruct understudies with respect to the pandemic and guarantee their enthusiastic prosperity.